DETERMINING THE DENSITY DEPENDENCE OF THE NUCLEAR SYMMETRY ENERGY USING HEAVY-ION REACTIONS

We review recent progress in the determination of the subsaturation density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy from heavy-ion collisions as well as the theoretical progress in probing the high density behavior of the symmetry energy in heavy-ion reactions induced by high energy radioactive beams. We further discuss the implications of these results for the nuclear effective interactions and the neutron skin thickness of heavy nuclei.

Projectile fragmentation of Kr-86 at 64 MeV/nucleon

We measured fragmentation cross sections produced using the primary beam of Kr-86 at 64 MeV/nucleon on Be-9 and Ta-181 targets. The cross sections were obtained by integrating the momentum distributions of isotopes with 25 <= Z <= 36 measured using the RIPS fragment separator at RIKEN. The cross-section ratios obtained with the Ta-181 and Be-9 targets depend on the fragment masses, contrary to the simple geometrical models. We compared the extracted cross sections to EPAX; an empirical parametrization of fragmentation cross sections. Predictions from current EPAX parametrization severely overestimate the production cross sections of very neutron-rich isotopes. Attempts to obtain another set of EPAX parameters specific to the reaction studied here to extrapolate the neutron-rich nuclei more accurately have not been very successful, suggesting that accurate predictions of production cross sections of nuclei far from the valley of stability require information of nuclear properties that are not present in EPAX.

Search for beta-delayed fission of Ac-228

Radium was radiochemically separated from natural thorium. Thin Ra-228 ->beta Ac-228 sources were prepared and exposed to mica fission track detectors, and measured by an HPGe gamma-ray detector. The beta-delayed fission events of Ac-228 were observed and its beta-delayed fission probability was found to be (5 +/- 2)x10(-12).

Single and double pi(-)/pi(+) ratios in heavy-ion reactions as probes of the high-density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy

Based on the isospin- and momentum-dependent hadronic transport model IBUU04, effects of the nuclear symmetry energy on the single and double pi(-)/pi(+) ratios in central reactions of Sn-132+Sn-124 and Sn-112+Sn-112 at a beam energy of 400 MeV/nucleon are studied. It is found that around the Coulomb peak of the single pi(-)/pi(+) ratio the double pi(-)/pi(+) ratio taken from the two isotopic reactions retains about the same sensitivity to the density dependence of nuclear symmetry energy. Because the double pi(-)/pi(+) ratio can significantly reduce the systematic errors, it is thus a more effective probe for the high-density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy.

Medium effects on pi(-)/pi(+) in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies

Based on the isospin-dependent transport model IBUU and on the scaling model according to nucleon effective mass, effects of elastic and inelastic NN scattering cross-sections on pi(-)/pi(+) in the neutron-rich reaction Ca-48 + Ca-48 at a beam energy of 400MeV/nucleon are studied. It is found that cross-section effects of both NN elastic and inelastic scatterings affect Delta(1232), pi(-) and pi(+) productions as well as the value of pi(-)/pi(+).

TRITON-(HE)-H-3 RELATIVE AND DIFFERENTIAL FLOWS AND THE HIGH DENSITY BEHAVIOR OF NUCLEAR SYMMETRY ENERGY

Using a transport model coupled with a phase-space coalescence after-burner we study the triton-He-3 relative and differential transverse flows in semi-central Sn-132 + Sn-124 reactions at a beam energy of 400 MeV/nucleon. We find that the triton-He-3 pairs carry interesting information about the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy. The t-He-3 relative flow can be used as a particularly powerful probe of the high-density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy.

激光离子源用于A>170重丰中子新核素的研究

本文概述了 A > 170 质量区重丰中子同位素研究的主要工作和意义；介绍了 A > 170 重丰中子同位素合成、分离和鉴别方法；详细论述了激光离子源的原理、设计及其同传统离子源相比所具有的优越性；在文章结尾，设计了一个物理实验，实验目的在于：1）寻找 ~(181)Yb新核素；2）揭示天体物理学中~(180m)Ta 的产生问题。我们对反应截面进行了分析，并对产额进行了估计，证明了此实验设计的合理性，进而说明了带激光离子源的同位素分离器适用于产生截面很低的新核素和衰变研究。本文重点讨论了激光离子源的各方面问题：介绍了激光多步共振电离原理和激光离子源原理；具体分析了热毛细管式激光离子源元素选择性的产生及其影响的因素；讨论了在设计、加工过程中的具体问题；描述了所使用的激光技术；通过在线实验验证了热毛细管式激光离子源的元素选择性和分离效率。

寻找质子滴线核25P、26S

原子核的滴线是指原子核沿同位旋自由度从束缚态核变为非束缚态核的边界，也是原子核存在的极限。质子滴线是在缺中子方向的边界，中子滴线是在丰中子方向的边界。到目前为止，S 同位素的质子滴线核被认为是27S，P 同位素的质子滴线核是26P，虽然有实验发现了25P，但是还没有被重复，需要进一步的确认。而理论模型计算表明束缚态的26S 和25P 是存在的，因此寻找25P、26S 一直是一个很有意义的课题，如果能够确认25P 和26S 的存在与否，不仅可以检验相关理论模型的正确性，确认原子核在同位旋自由度上的存在极限，帮助人们对核力的进一步深入认识，而且对于天体物理，宇宙演化及元素的形成等都有着重要的科学意义。本论文介绍了2008 年6 月在兰州放射性束流线(RIBLL)上进行的专对25P、26S存在与否寻找的实验，并分析了实验数据。实验使用80.387MeV/u32S 初级束轰击9Be 初级靶，经过RIBLL 对次级束产物进行了分离以后，利用Bρ+ΔE+ER+TOF 联合鉴别的方法对次级束产物了鉴别。重离子在CsI 探测器中沉积能量与光输出响应之间满足一定的经验公式，本文利用RIBLL 上的次级束产物刻度了粒子在CsI(Tl)探测器中的能量沉积与光输出响应的光输出曲线，通过一组刻度数据可以确定核素在CsI 探测器中光输出响应道数，发现粒子在CsI(Tl) 探测器中信号的ADC 读出与CsI(Tl)探测器的光输出(QDC 读出)具有很好的线性关系。论文最后比较了实验统计数据与EPAX 经验公式计算结果，并利用计算结果与实验数据分析结果估算了25P、26S 的半衰期上限

中子核和铅区核的结构研究

我们首先用Woods-Saxon势对一些丰中子核进行了系统的计算．计算表明在Woods-Saxon势中考虑一个对称能项，Woods-Saxon势就能够很好的描述丰中子核的密度分布，单粒子能级结构和中子质子的均方根半径．用Woods Saxon势的计算结果表明中子皮是丰中子远离β稳定线核的普遍现象。2S1/2轨道与1d 5/2轨道的交又和2s1d壳与1p壳的壳崩渍是中子晕形成的重要原因，也是中子晕与中子皮的一个重要区别．壳模型的计算能够很好的再现9《A《14和3《Z《5丰中子核的许多性质，这表明了，改进壳模型的有效相互作用，壳模型可能能够描述远离核的性质． 我们208Ti一类核和206Pb的一些性质进行了系统的壳模型计算．计算结果表明，K-H和SDI等有效相互作用对描述208Ti一类核和206Pb的高激发态仍然是有效的，计算结果也表明，如果208Hg可供利用的β衰变能比206Hg小，则可以预计208Hg的半寿命比206Hg要长.计算还证实了在反应209Bi（ρ，a )206Pb中激发的206Pb激发态结构，与205Tl低激发态结构相似，即这些态可以用h9/2轨道上的一个质子与205T1的低激发态的弱耦合来描述，此即所谓的对应的相似多重态的概念． 最后，我们对11Li等中子晕核的束缚机制提出了一种新的关联机制和讨论了用壳模型描述集体运动的方法．

Laser Driven Nuclear Physics at ELI–NP

High power lasers have proven being capable to produce high energy γ-rays, charged particles and neutrons, and to induce all kinds of nuclear reactions. At ELI, the studies with high power lasers will enter for the first time into new domains of power and intensities: 10 PW and 10^23 W/cm^2. While the development of laser based radiation sources is the main focus at the ELI-Beamlines pillar of ELI, at ELI-NP the studies that will benefit from High Power Laser System pulses will focus on Laser Driven Nuclear Physics (this TDR, acronym LDNP, associated to the E1 experimental area), High Field Physics and QED (associated to the E6 area) and fundamental research opened by the unique combination of the two 10 PW laser pulses with a gamma beam provided by the Gamma Beam System (associated to E7 area). The scientific case of the LDNP TDR encompasses studies of laser induced nuclear reactions, aiming for a better understanding of nuclear properties, of nuclear reaction rates in laser-plasmas, as well as on the development of radiation source characterization methods based on nuclear techniques. As an example of proposed studies: the promise of achieving solid-state density bunches of (very) heavy ions accelerated to about 10 MeV/nucleon through the RPA mechanism will be exploited to produce highly astrophysical relevant neutron rich nuclei around the N~126 waiting point, using the sequential fission-fusion scheme, complementary to any other existing or planned method of producing radioactive nuclei.

The studies will be implemented predominantly in the E1 area of ELI-NP. However, many of them can be, in a first stage, performed in the E5 and/or E4 areas, where higher repetition laser pulses are available, while the harsh X-ray and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) environments are less damaging compared to E1.

A number of options are discussed through the document, having an important impact on the budget and needed resources. Depending on the TDR review and subsequent project decisions, they may be taken into account for space reservation, while their detailed design and implementation will be postponed.

The present TDR is the result of contributions from several institutions engaged in nuclear physics and high power laser research. A significant part of the proposed equipment can be designed, and afterwards can be built, only in close collaboration with (or subcontracting to) some of these institutions. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is currently under preparation with each of these key partners as well as with others that are interested to participate in the design or in the future experimental program.

First Results with the RISING active stopper

This paper outlines some of the physics opportunities available with the GSI RISING active stopper and presents preliminary results from an experiment aimed at performing beta-delayed gamma-ray spectroscopic studies in heavy-neutron-rich nuclei produced following the projectile fragmentation of a 1 GeV per nucleon 208Pb primary beam. The energy response of the silicon active stopping detector for both heavy secondary fragments and beta-particles is demonstrated and preliminary results on the decays of neutron-rich Tantalum (Ta) to Tungsten (W) isotopes are presented as examples of the potential of this technique to allow new structural studies in hitherto experimentally unreachable heavy, neutron-rich nuclei. The resulting spectral information inferred from excited states in the tungsten daughter nuclei are compared with results from axially symmetric Hartree–Fock calculations of the nuclear shape and suggest a change in ground state structure for the N = 116 isotone 190W compared to the lighter isotopes of this element.

Kernspektroskopische Untersuchungen in der 132 Sn-Region

In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die r-Prozesskerne rund um den N=82-Schalenabschluß untersucht. Dabei gelang es die bisher unbekannten Halbwertszeiten und Pn-Werte der Antimonisotope 137-139-Sb und von 139-Te zu messen. Des Weiteren wurden die Ergebnisse von Shergur et. al. zu extrem neutronenreichen Zinnisotopen (137,138-Sn) mit neuen Messungen untermauert und verbessert. Alle erhaltenen Ergebnisse werden mit entsprechenden Modellrechnungen verglichen und ihr Einfluss auf moderne Netzwerkrechnungen zum r-Prozess diskutiert. Des Weiteren gelang erstmalig die Aufnahmen von gamma-spektroskopischen Daten für das r-Prozessnuklid 136-Sn in Singlespektren. Aufgrund der hinlänglich bekannten Probleme mit Isobarenkontaminationen für Ionenstrahlen von sehr exotischen Molekülen an ISOL-Einrichtungen werden unterschiedliche technische Entwicklungen zur Verbesserung der Strahlqualität aufgezeigt. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt hier auf der neu eingeführten Technik der molekularen Seitenbänder an Massenseparatoren. Hier gelang es durch gezielte Zugabe von Schwefel in das Target ein starke SnS(+)-Seitenband zu etablieren und so bei guter Strahlintensität eine deutliche Reduktion des Isobarenuntergrunds zu erreichen. Ebenso werden die Möglichkeiten einer temperaturkontrollierten Quarztransferline zwischen Target und Ionenquelle zur Minimierung von Kontaminationen bespro-chen. Zur Verbesserung der Selektivität von Experimenten an sehr neutronenreichen Elementen wurde ein Detektorsystem zur n,gamma-Koinzidenzmessung entwickelt. Im Gegensatz zu früheren Versuchen dieser Art, gelang es durch eine entsprechende neue Elektronik striktere Koinzidenzbedingungen zu realisieren und so das Koinzidenzfenster deutlich zu verkleinern.

Spectroscopy of neutron-rich Dy168,170: Yrast band evolution close to the NpNn valence maximum

The yrast sequence of the neutron-rich dysprosium isotope Dy168 has been studied using multinucleon transfer reactions following collisions between a 460-MeV Se82 beam and an Er170 target. The reaction products were identified using the PRISMA magnetic spectrometer and the γ rays detected using the CLARA HPGe-detector array. The 2+ and 4+ members of the previously measured ground-state rotational band of Dy168 have been confirmed and the yrast band extended up to 10+. A tentative candidate for the 4+→2+ transition in Dy170 was also identified. The data on these nuclei and on the lighter even-even dysprosium isotopes are interpreted in terms of total Routhian surface calculations and the evolution of collectivity in the vicinity of the proton-neutron valence product maximum is discussed. © 2010 The American Physical Society.

Projected shell model description for high-spin states in neutron-rich Fe isotopes

A systematic study of neutron-rich even-even Fe isotopes with a neutron number from 32 to 42 is carried out by using the projected shell model. Calculations are performed up to the spin I=20 state. Irregularities found in the yrast spectra and in B (E2) values are discussed in terms of neutron excitations to the high-j orbital g(9/2). Furthermore, the neutron two-quasiparticle structure of a low-K negative-parity band and the proton two-quasiparticle structure of a high-K positive-parity band are predicted to exist near the yrast region. Our study reveals a soft nature for the ground state of N approximate to 40 isotopes and emphasizes the important role of the neutron g(9/2) orbital in determining the structure properties for both low- and high-spin states in these nuclei.

Neutron and proton diffusion in fusion reactions for the synthesis of superheavy nuclei

The restriction of the one dimensional (1D) master equation (ME) with the mass number of the projectile-like fragment as a variable is studied, and a two-dimensional (2D) master equation with the neutron and proton numbers as independent variables is set up, and solved numerically. Our study showed that the 2D ME can describe the fusion process well in all projectile-target combinations. Therefore the possible channels to synthesize super-heavy nuclei can be studied correctly in wider possibilities. The available condition for employing 1D ME is pointed out.