First isomeric quadrupole moment measured in fragmentation reactions: The case of Fe-61(m)(9/2(+))

Autor: Vermeulen, Nele, Chamoli, SK, Daugas, JM, Hass, M, Balabanski, DL, Delaroche, JP, de Oliveira-Santos, F, Georgiev, G, Girod, M, Goldring, G, Goutte, H, Grevy, S, Matea, I, Morel, P, Singh, BS Nara, Penionzkevich, Yu-E, Perrot, L, Perru, O, Peru, S, Roig, O, Sarazin, F, Simpson, GS, Sobolev, Yu, Stefan, I, Stodel, C, Yordanov, DT, Neyens, Gerda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Popis: This paper demonstrates the feasibility of quadrupole moment measurements on isomeric levels populated in projectile fragmentation reactions. The neutron-rich Fe-61(9/2(+)) [E-*= 861 keV, T-1/2= 239(5) ns] isomer was produced and spin aligned by the intermediate energy fragmentation of a Ni-64 beam and implanted in a Cd single crystal. Its spectroscopic quadrupole moment Q(s)=41(6) e fm(2) agrees with mean-field based calculations using the finite-range Gogny force, suggesting a moderately deformed shape characterized by an intrinsic charge quadrupole moment Q(0)=-85 e fm(2) or Q(0)=+115 e fm(2). The present measurement paves the way for future determinations of isomeric quadrupole moments in more exotic nuclei. ispartof: Physical Review C, Nuclear physics vol:75 issue:5 pages:1-4 status: published
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