Low-lying non-normal parity states in B-8 measured by proton elastic scattering on Be-7

A new measurement of proton resonance scattering on Be-7 was performed tip to the center-of-mass energy of 6.7 MeV using the low-energy RI beam facility CRIB (CNS Radioactive Ion Beam separator) at the Center for Nuclear Study of the University of Tokyo. The excitation function of Be-7 + p elastic scattering above 3.5 MeV was measured Successfully for the first time, providing important information about the resonance structure of the B-8 nucleus. The resonances are related to the reaction rate of Be-7(p.gamma)B-8. which is the key reaction in solar B-8 neutrino production. Evidence for the presence of two negative parity states is presented. One of them is a 2(-) state observed as a broad s-wave resonance, the existence of which had been questionable. Its possible effects on the determination of the astrophysical S-factor of Be-7(p.gamma)B-8 at solar energy are discussed. The other state had not been observed in previous measurements, and its spin and parity were determined as 1(-). (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Structure of upper-g(9/2)-shell nuclei and shape effect in the Ag-94 isomeric states

Using a shell model which is capable of describing the spectra of upper g(9/2)-shell nuclei close to the N = Z line, we study the structure of two isomeric states 7(+) and 21(+) in the odd-odd N = Z nucleus Ag-94. It is found that both isomeric states exhibit a large collectivity. The 7(+) state is oblately deformed, and is suggested to be a shape isomer in nature. The 21(+) state becomes isomeric because of level inversion of the 19(+) and 21(+) states due to core excitations across the N = Z = 50 shell gap. Calculation of spectroscopic quadrupole moment indicates clearly an enhancement in these states due to the core excitations. However, the present shell model calculation that produces the 19(+)-21(+) level inversion cannot accept the large-deformation picture of Mukha et al.

Measurement of neutron-removal cross section of neutron-rich nucleus He-8 by using the transmission method

The neutron-rich nucleus He-8 is selected by RIBLL from the breakup of 50MeV/u C-13 on be target at HIRFL. The 2n-removal and 4n-removal cross section of He-8 was measured by using the transmission method. The point that He-4 is He-8 core can be reduced from the experiment data via the Ogawa's theory.

Parton energy loss in heavy-ion collisions via direct-photon and charged-particle azimuthal correlations

Charged-particle spectra associated with direct photon (gamma(dir)) and pi(0) are measured in p + p and Au + Au collisions at center-of-mass energy root(S)(NN) = 200 GeV with the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. A shower-shape analysis is used to partially discriminate between gamma(dir) and pi(0). Assuming no associated charged particles in the gamma(dir) direction ( near side) and small contribution from fragmentation photons (gamma(frag)), the associated charged-particle yields opposite to gamma(dir) (away side) are extracted. In central Au + Au collisions, the charged-particle yields at midrapidity (vertical bar eta vertical bar < 1) and high transverse momentum (3 < (assoc)(PT) < 16 GeV/c) associated with gamma(dir) and pi(0) (vertical bar eta vertical bar < 0.9, 8 < (trig)(PT) < 16 GeV/c) are suppressed by a factor of 3-5 compared with p + p collisions. The observed suppression of the associated charged particles is similar for gamma(dir) and pi(0) and independent of the gamma(dir) energy within uncertainties. These measurements indicate that, in the kinematic range covered and within our current experimental uncertainties, the parton energy loss shows no sensitivity to the parton initial energy, path length, or color charge.

Observation of pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) photoproduction in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV at the STAR detector

We present a measurement of pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) photonuclear production in ultraperipheral Au-Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV from the STAR experiment. The pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) final states are observed at low transverse momentum and are accompanied by mutual nuclear excitation of the beam particles. The strong enhancement of the production cross section at low transverse momentum is consistent with coherent photoproduction. The pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) invariant mass spectrum of the coherent events exhibits a broad peak around 1540 +/- 40 MeV/c(2) with a width of 570 +/- 60 MeV/c(2), in agreement with the photoproduction data for the rho(0)(1700). We do not observe a corresponding peak in the pi(+)pi(-) final state and measure an upper limit for the ratio of the branching fractions of the rho(0)(1700) to pi(+)pi(-) and pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-) of 2.5% at 90% confidence level. The ratio of rho(0)(1700) and rho(0)(770) coherent production cross sections is measured to be 13.4 +/- 0.8(stat.) +/- 4.4(syst.)%.

Enhanced nucleation of Ag nanoparticles by vacancy-type defects in Ar-ions implanted spinel

Vacancy-type defects are introduced into magnesium aluminate spine] (MgAl2O4 (1 1 0)) by Ar-ions implantation, and then Ag-ions are implanted into the depth rich in vacancy-type defects. The ultraviolet-visible spectrometry (UV-VIS) and positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) are used to study the influence of vacancy-type defects on nucleation of Ag nanoparticles. After introduction of vacancy-type defects the pronounced increase of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorbance intensity indicates that defects enhance the nucleation of Ag nanoparticles. The PAS results reveal that vacancy-type defects provide pre-nucleating centers for Ag nanoparticles nucleation and growth. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

热核温度和激发能的实验测量

本研究利用PPAC和11组#diamond open#E-E望远镜对25MeV/u ~(40)Ar+~(108)Ag反应中的裂变碎片和轻带粒子联测量。用得到的裂变碎片角关联来确定系统的线性动量转移（LMT）。将符合测量得到的对应于不同的后角轻带电粒子能谱用MAXWELL分布来拟合其后沿。经过一些修正，由能谱得到热核的初始温度T_(ini)。在考虑反应Q值、转动能和前平衡发射之后，可以得到不同窗所对应的激发能。实验结果表明，在中心的Ar+Ag碰撞中激发能高达4.44MeV/A，温度达6MeV。在半中心碰撞中激发能达3.8MeV/A，温度达5.7MeV。在此激发能范围内，随着热核激发能升高，能级密度参数将随之增大，其趋势为A/8

30MeV/u~(40)Ar+~(nat)Ag反应中中等质量碎片的发射机制及其发射时间测量

中等质量碎片（IMF）的发射是中能重离子碰撞的一大特点，且随着轰击能量的升高其产额迅速增加。通过测量30MeV/u 40Ar+natAg反应中出射的中等质量碎片，研究了高激发热核的发射机制、发射时标和时空演化规律。 对反应中发射碎片能谱的运动源拟合表明，前角区（11°—22°）中等质量碎片（IMF）来自于三种成分：类靶源、类弹源和中速源成分，其中类弹和中速成分占主导，关联测量的IMF能谱拟合得到，一个来自于类弹源而另一个来自于中速源成分的事件占有相当大的比例。 利用小相对角度内的两碎片关联测量，研究高激发核衰变中中等质量碎片的发射时标和寿命。IMF发射时间随能量的变化很大，从低能碎片的250 fm/c到高能粒子的100 fm/c，表明在此能量下，反应中出射的IMF主要来自于相继两体衰变。通过与其它实验的比较可知，随着束流能量的升高，IMF发射时间由相继两体衰变向多重碎裂过渡。 IMF时空演化研究表明，发射空间的大小对IMF关联函数的影响主要来自于发射源的核物质密度而几乎不依赖于发射源的质量数。

中能区~(40)Ar + ~(197)Au/~(159)Tb/~(nat)Ag反应中高激发热核性质研究

通过对中能区Ar+Au/Tb/Ag反应中高激发核的发射时标、发射次序、发射机制、核温度、集体运动等衰变特性的研究，提取了轻粒子和中等质量碎片（IMF）的发射时间，IMF发射时间随束流能的升高而变短，发射机制逐渐由相继衰变过渡至多重碎裂。研究了轻粒子和碎片间的发射次序，对高能粒子和碎片，轻粒子先于碎片发射，而低能时，则为碎片先于轻粒子发射。IMF发射成分与角度和碰撞参数有关，前角区来自于弹核碎裂，后角区来自于类靶热核的蒸发。在平面和出平面研究表明，中速粒子和碎片为在平面发射占主导，即存在类转动效应；对轻粒子，转动效应随粒子质量增加而增加；对中速产物均观测到该效应随碰撞参数饿增大而增大。采用几种不同的方法提取了热核的核温度，研究了不同方法之间的区别。

8种花卉植物种子萌发对石油烃污染土壤的响应

石油污染土壤的植物修复技术以其处理成本低、无二次污染、自然美观等特点,正逐步成为石油污染治理研究的一个重要方向.而修复植物的筛选是植物修复技术首要解决的问题.为此以花卉植物种子发芽作为生态指示,探讨其对石油污染土壤的反应,设置了4组不同浓度的石油污染土壤处理,对8种供试花卉植物的种子发芽率进行了盆栽实验观测.结果表明:不同的花卉种子对石油污染表现出不同的耐受性,与清洁对照土壤相比,大多数花卉种子的萌发都明显受到石油烃污染的抑制,其中受石油烃污染影响最严重的是二月兰(Orychophragmus violace).相比之下,4组浓度处理下硫华菊(Cosmos sulphureus)和孔雀草(Tagetes patula)具有较高的耐受性和种子发芽率,因而具有修复石油污染土壤的潜力.