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Spectroscopy of exotic 121, 123, 125Ag produced in fragmentation reactions
Excited states in the neutron-rich 121, 123, 125Ag were studied via the fragmentation of a 136Xe beam at 120MeV/nucleon in a thick 9Be target. The levels in 121Ag were populated in the
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The half-life of the doubly-magic r-process nucleus 78Ni
Despite a lot of experimental and theoretical progress the question of the r-process site and the origin of the heavy elements in nature remains one of the biggest open questions in nuclear astrophysics. We re...
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New level information on Z = 51 isotopes, 111Sb60 and 134, 135Sb83, 84
New data for low-spin low-energy levels in 111,134,135Sb are presented. The observed structures are compared to shell-model calculations. The monopole shifts for the d5/2 and g7/2 single-proton levels and the spi...
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Particle-core coupling in the transitional proton emitters 145, 146, 147Tm
Excited states in 3 transitional proton emitters 145, 146, 147Tm were studied using the Gammasphere Ge array coupled with the Argonne Fragment Mass Analyzer. The 147Tm level scheme was extended and the unfavored ...
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Structure of neutron-rich even-even 124, 126Cd
New levels are reported for 124,126Cd populated in the decay of 124,126Ag isomers, respectively. In addition, new data from direct population of levels in 124Cd from alpha-induced fission of 238U are reported, al...
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Recoil decay tagging study of 146Tm
Gamma-rays from the odd-odd transitional proton-emitting nucleus 146Tm have been observed using the recoil-decay tagging technique. A rotational band similar to the h11/2 decoupled band in 147Tm has been observed...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Structure of neutron-rich even-even 124,126Cd
New levels are reported for 124,126Cd populated in the decay of 124,126Ag isomers, respectively. In addition, new data from direct population of levels in 124Cd from alpha-induced fission of 238U are reported, al...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
New level information on Z = 51 isotopes, 111Sb60 and 134,135Sb83,84
New data for low-spin low-energy levels in 111,134,135Sb are presented. The observed structures are compared to shell-model calculations. The monopole shifts for the d 5/2 and g ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Recoil decay tagging study of 146Tm
Gamma-rays from the odd-odd transitional proton-emitting nucleus 146Tm have been observed using the recoil-decay tagging technique. A rotational band similar to the h 11/2 decoupled band i...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The half-life of the doubly-magic r-process nucleus 78Ni
Despite a lot of experimental and theoretical progress the question of the r-process site and the origin of the heavy elements in nature remains one of the biggest open questions in nuclear astrophysics. We re...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Particle-core coupling in the transitional proton emitters 145,146,147Tm
Excited states in 3 transitional proton emitters 145,146,147Tm were studied using the Gammasphere Ge array coupled with the Argonne Fragment Mass Analyzer. The 147Tm level scheme was extended and the unfavored si...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
New results on proton emission from odd-odd nuclei
78Kr beams were used to bombard 58Ni, 92Mo and 96Ru, producing three new, odd-odd, proton-emitting isotopes, 130Eu, 164mIr and 170Au. Preliminary experimental and theoretical results will be...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Proton fine structure studies of 146Tm at HRIBF
We report the observation of three new transitions in the fine structure proton emission of the odd-odd isotope 146Tm, providing direct information on the single neutron states in 145Er.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Rotational bands in the proton emitters 131Eu and 141Ho
Proton-decay studies led in recent years to the observation of about 20 new proton emitters. Among others, first two cases of highly deformed proton emitters, namely 131Eu and 141Ho, were reported [1]. Also, the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Single-particle and three-quasiparticle cluster states in the light Sn and Sb nuclides
New low energy, low spin levels in 107Sn, 109Sn, and 109Sb have been identified following beta decay of the respective parents. All three experiments were conducted at the ATLAS accelerator facility of Argonne Na...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Population of the 168-keV first excited state in 103Sn in the alpha decay of 107Te
There has been considerable interest in the structure of the light odd-mass Sn nuclides as the states observed there reflect the interactions between valence d 5/2 and g
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New results on proton emission from odd-odd nuclei
78Kr beams were used to bombard 58Ni, 92Mo and 96Ru, producing three new, odd-odd, proton-emitting isotopes, 130Eu, 164mIr and 170Au. Preliminary experimental and theoretical results will be presented in this pa...
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Selective laser ionization of N≥82 indium isotopes: The new r-process nuclide 135In
Production yields and β-decay half-lives (T 1/2) of very neutron-rich indium isotopes were determined at CERN/ISOLDE using isobaric selectivity of a resonance-ionization laser ion-source. Beta-delayed neutron (βd...
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New states in heavy Cd isotopes and evidence for weakening of the N = 82 shell structure
A chemically selective laser ion source has been used in a β-decay study of heavy Ag isotopes into even-even Cd nuclides. Gamma-spectroscopic techniques in time-resolving event-by-event and multiscaling modes ...
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Behavior of intruder based states in light Bi and Tl isotopes: the study of 187Bi α decay
The excitation energies of the single-particle normal and intruder levels in both 183Tl and 187Bi were measured for the first time via the α decay of 187Bi produced in the 97Mo(92Mo,pn)187Bi reaction. The previo...