Structure of high-lying levels populated in the $^{96}$Y $\rightarrow ^{96}$Zr $\beta$ decay

Autor: Mashtakov, K. R., Ponomarev, V. Yu., Scheck, M., Finch, S. W., Isaak, J., Zweidinger, M., Agar, O., Bathia, C., Beck, T., Beller, J., Bowry, M., Chapman, R., Chisthi, M. M. R., Friman-Gayer, U., Gaffney, L. P., Garrett, P. E., Gregor, E. T., Keatings, J. M., Köster, U., Löher, B., McLean, A. D., O'Donnell, D., Pai, H., Pietralla, N., Rainovski, G., Ramdhane, M., Romig, C., Rusev, G., Savran, D., Simpson, G. S., Sinclair, J., Sonnabend, K., Spagnoletti, P., Tonchev, A. P., Tornow, W.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136569
Popis: The nature of $J^{\pi}=1^-$ levels of $^{96}$Zr below the $\beta$-decay $Q_{\beta}$ value of $^{96}$Y has been investigated in high-resolution $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy following the $\beta$ decay as well as in a campaign of inelastic photon scattering experiments. Branching ratios extracted from $\beta$ decay allow the absolute $E1$ excitation strength to be determined for levels populated in both reactions. The combined data represents a comprehensive approach to the wavefunction of $1^-$ levels below the $Q_{\beta}$ value, which are investigated in the theoretical approach of the Quasiparticle Phonon Model. This study clarifies the nuclear structure properties associated with the enhanced population of high-lying levels in the $^{96}$Y$_{gs}$ $\beta$ decay, one of the three most important contributors to the high-energy reactor antineutrino spectrum.
Databáze: arXiv