beta-delayed proton decays of Sm-133 and Yb-149

Sm-133 was produced via fusion evaporation in the reaction Ca-40+Ru-96. Its P-delayed proton decay was studied by means of "p-gamma" coincidence in combination with a He-jet tape transport system, including half-lives, proton energy spectra, gamma-transitions following the proton emissions, and the branching ratios to the low-lying states in the grand-daughter nuclei. The possible spins and parities of 133Sm were extracted by fitting the experimental data with a statistical model calculation. The configuration-constrained nuclear potential energy surfaces of Sm-133 were calculated by using the Woods-Saxon Strutinsky method. Comparing the experimental and calculated results, the spins and parities Of Sm-133 were assigned to be 5/2(+) and 1/2(-), which is reconciled with our published simple (EC+beta(+)) decay scheme Of Sm-113 in 2001. In addition, our experimental data on the beta-delayed proton decay of Yb-149 reported in Eur. Phys. J., 2001, A12: 1-4 was also analyzed by using the same method. The spin and parity of Yb-149 was assigned to be 1/2-.

beta-delayed proton decays and spin assignments for Sm-133 and Yb-149

The proton-rich isotope Sm-133 was produced via the fusion evaporation reaction Ca-40 + Ru-96. Its beta-delayed proton decay was studied by p-gamma coincidence in combination with a He-jet tape transport system, and half-lives, proton energy spectra, gamma-transitions following the proton emission, as well as beta-delayed proton branching ratios to the low-lying states in the grand-daughter nucleus were determined. Comparing the observed beta-delayed proton branching ratios with statistical model calculations, the best agreement is found assuming that only one level with the spin of 3/2 in Sm-133 decays or two levels with the spins of 1/2 and 5/2 decay with similar half-lives. The configuration-constrained nuclear potential energy surfaces of Sm-133 were calculated using the Woods-Saxon-Strutinsky method, which suggests a 1/2-ground state and a 5/2(+) isomer with an excitation energy of 120 keV. Therefore, the simple(EC+beta(+)) decay scheme of Sm-133 in Eur. Phys. J.A 11,277(2001) has been revised. In addition, our previous experimental data on the beta-delayed proton decay of Yb-149 reported in Eur. Phys. J. A 12,1 ( 2 0 0 1) was also analyzed using the same method. The spin-parity of Yb-149 is suggested to be 1/2(-).

beta-delayed proton decays of Tb-140 and Dy-140 as well as the spin and parity of Dy-143

Tb-140 and Dy-141 were produced via fusion evaporation in the reaction Ca-40+Cd-106. Their beta-delayed proton decays were studied by means of "p-gamma" coincidence in combination with a He-jet tape transport system, including half-lives, proton energy spectra, gamma-transitions following the proton emissions, and the branching ratios to the low-lying states in the grand-daughter nuclei. The ground-state spins and parities of Tb-140 and Dy-141 were extracted as 7(+/-) and 9/2(+/-), respectively, by fitting the experimental data with a statistical model calculation. The configuration-constrained nuclear potential energy surfaces (NPES) of Tb-140 and Dy-141 were calculated by using the Woods-Saxon Strutinsky method, which indicate the ground-state spins and parities of Tb-140 and Dy-147 to be 7(+) and 9/2(-), respectively. In addition, the configuration-constrained NPES of Dy-143 was also calculated by using the same method. From the NPES a 1/2(+) ground state and a 11/2(-) isomer with the excitation energy of 198keV were found. The calculated results are consistent with our experimental data on the decay of Dy-143 reported in Eur. Phys. J., 2003, A16: 347-351.

beta-delayed proton decays and spin assignments for Tb-140, Dy-141 and Dy-143

The proton-rich isotopes Tb-140 and Dy-141 were produced via the fusion evaporation reaction Ca-40+ Cd-106. Their beta-delayed proton decays were studied by p-gamma coincidence in combination with a He-jet tape transport system, and half-lives, proton energy spectra, gamma-transitions following the proton emission, as well as beta-delayed proton branching ratios to the low-lying states in the grand-daughter nuclei were determined. Comparing the experimental data with statistical model calculations, the ground-state spins of Tb-140 and Dy-141 were found to be consistent with 7 and 9/2, respectively. The configuration-constrained nuclear potential energy surfaces (NPES) of Tb-140 and Dy-141 were calculated using the Woods-Saxon-Strutinsky method, which suggest the ground-state spins and parities of Tb-140 and Dy-141 to be 7(+) and 9/2(-), respectively. In addition, the configuration-constrained NPES of Dy-143 were calculated, which predict a 1/2(+) ground state and a 11/2(-) isomer with excitation energy of 198 keV. These findings are consistent with our previous experimental data on Dy-143 reported in Eur. Phys. J. A 16, 347 (2003).

~(133)Sm和~(149)Yb的β缓发质子衰变

利用40Ca+96Ru融合蒸发反应产生了近质子滴线核133Sm,配合氦喷嘴带传输系统采用“质子-γ”符合方法观测了它们的β缓发质子衰变,其中包括半衰期、质子能谱、第二代子核低位态之间的γ跃迁,并估计出衰变到第二代子核不同低位态的分支比．通过统计理论拟合上述实验数据,指认了133Sm的自旋宇称的可能范围．并用Woods-Saxon Strutinsky方法计算了限制组态的133Sm的核势能面,通过对比发现133Sm的自旋宇称可能有两种成分:5／2+和1／2-．这一结果与2001年发表的133Sm(EC+β+)衰变的简单衰变纲图是相容的．此外用同一方法分析了2001年Eur．Phys．J．A12: 1-4中发表的有关149Yb的β缓发质子衰变实验数据,由此指认了149Yb的基态自旋宇称为1／2-．

~(140)Tb和~(141)Dy的β缓发质子衰变以及~(143)Dy的自旋宇称

利用40Ca+106Cd融合蒸发反应产生了近质子滴线核140Tb和141Dy,配合氦喷嘴带传输系统采用“质子-γ”符合方法观测了它们的β缓发质子衰变,其中包括半衰期、质子能谱和衰变到第二代子核不同低位态的分支比．通过统计理论拟合提取了140Tb和141Dy的基态自旋宇称分别为7±和9／2±．另一方面,用Woods-Saxon Strutinsky方法计算了这两种核限制组态的势能面,由此得到140Tb和141Dy的基态自旋宇称分别为7+和9／2-．此外用同一方法还计算了143Dy的核势能面,从中看出143Dy存在有自旋宇称为1／2+的基态和一个激发能为198keV的11／2-的同质异能态．该结果与2003年Eur．Phys．J． A16:347-351中的143Dy衰变实验数据相符．

进一步指认近质子滴线核~(129)Pm的衰变

20 0 4年曾报道过利用4 0 Ca + 92 Mo融合蒸发反应产生了近质子滴线新核素12 9Pm ,并首次观测到它 (EC + β+)衰变产生的能量为 99keV的γ射线 .为了进一步确认上述指认 ,以下提供了三方面的新证据 :1)在 16 4— 190MeV能量范围内测量了 99keV衰变γ射线的激发函数 ;2 )进行了交叉反应36 Ar + 96 Ru的实验 ,观察到了相同的 99keV衰变γ射线 ;3)用Woods SaxonStrutinsky方法计算了12 9Pm的核势能面 ,其基态自旋宇称被预言为 5 / 2 - ,所以12 9Pm的 (EC + β+)衰变有利于馈送到子核12 9Nd的 5 / 2 - 的低位态 ,这也与前期报道相符 .

质子滴线附近的β缓发质子衰变

简要回顾了我们小组在 1996~2004 年中发表的有关质子滴线附近β缓发质子衰变的实验结果, 即运用氦喷嘴快速带传输系统 +“p-γ”符合方法, 在稀土区质子滴线附近首次观测了 9种新核素的β缓发质子衰变, 在 A= 90 核区的 N = Z线附近获得了 5 种核素的β缓发质子衰变的新数据. 同时着重补充了一些重要的实验技术细节. 汇总了这 14 种核素的半衰期、自旋、宇称、形变以及生成反应截面的实验结果, 并与流行的核模型理论预言进行了系统的对比讨论. 从中看出:(ⅰ) Mo, Rh 以及“等待点”核 Ru 和 Pd 半衰期的实验值比近期 M?ller 等 85 92 89 93人的宏观-微观理论预言值长 5~10 倍, 因而明显地影响天体 rp-过程的核素丰度;(ⅱ) 实验指认的质子滴线核 Ho 和 Pm 的自旋和宇称, 与流行理论预言不符, 142 128但用 Woods-Saxon-Strutinsky 方法计算得到的位能面可以解释自旋和宇称的实验值; (ⅲ) 实验估计的 9 种稀土核的生成截面比通用的 Alice和 HIVAP 程序的计算值要小 1～2 个数量级.

缺中子核素133Sm、133Pr和93Pd的衰变

本硕士沦文籍助兰州重离子加速器国家实验室分离扇聚焦回旋加速器（SFC）提供的重离子束通过全融合蒸发反应产生远离口稳定线的缺中子核素，并用本课题组发展和建立的氦喷嘴快速带传输系统以及多重符合测量装置分离、测量核素来研究其衰变性质。在实验准备期间，曾采用~(252)Cf源进行了氦喷嘴（I－I eje咧央速带传输系统效率的测定。给出了PbI_2，PbCl_2，NaCl三种无机欲添加剂的传输效率，以及传输效率随目标核质量变化的初步结果。而后完成了以下两项物理实验：~(113)Sm的（EC＋β~+）衰变纲图和133Pr的同核异能态的研究：用SFC引出的~(40)Ca~(12+)束流轰击96%Ru的浓缩同位素靶，采用氦喷嘴带传输系统和x-γ与γ-γ符合测量方法，首次建议了~(133)Sm的简单的（EC＋β~+）衰变纲图并测得了其β衰变半衰期。~(133)Sm是目前发表过（EC＋β~+）衰变纲图的最轻的钐（Sm的缺中子核。由于Ru靶中含有~(98-102)Ru的成分，同时产生了~(133)Pr，并首次测定了~(133)Pr 11／2~－同核异能态的寿命为（l.1±0.2）s。为Pr奇A核11／2~-同核异能态的数据作了重要的补充，汇编成Pr奇A核的11／2一同核异能态和与之相关的3／2~＋，5／2~+和7／2~+能级的系统性数据。用单粒子模型理论拟合从中提取了~(131,133,135,137)Pr的11／2~-同核异能态的约化跃迁概率的实验值，并与Weisskopf近似估计进行了比较。2.~(93)Pd的β缓发质子衰变：通过~(58)Ni（~(40)Ca，3n2p）反应合成β缓发质了先驱核~(93)Pd，采用氦喷嘴带传输系统加p-γ符合观测到了它的β缓发质子衰李，测得其半衰期为1.3±0.2s。采用统计模型计算拟合了实验测得的口缓发质子能谱和布居到质子发射体子核不同终态的分支比，首次由实验数据出发初步指认了93Pd的基态自旋-宇称为9／2~±。同时与采用Woods-Saxon Strutinsky方法计算~(93)Pd的核位能面得到的结果进行了比较。计算结果支持对~(93)Pd基态自旋一宇称为9／2~+的实验指认。

Role of transitional levels in Np237 (γ,f): Perspectives for studying highly deformed systems

The transition levels at the top of the two Np237 fission barriers were obtained for the first time by means of the so-called semimicroscopic combined method, which we have developed and implemented. To overcome the difficulties in dealing with large nuclear deformations, we used our developed BARRIER code, which calculates single-particle spectra in a deformed Woods-Saxon potential using a coordinate system based on Cassini ovaloids as nuclear shape parametrization. The results enabled us to describe the experimentally observed near-barrier photofission cross-section structures for Np237, as well as a subbarrier shelf, the latter being consistently interpreted in terms of the accumulation of levels at the top of the inner and outer double fission barrier of Np237. © 2006 The American Physical Society.

丰中子核中的中子势能特性

利用Skyrme Hartree Fock势和Woods Saxon势 ,选取稳定核4 8Ca和丰中子核60 Ca ,对中子平均场势能进行了研究 ,并给出了其特性 .发现丰中子核60 Ca的SHF势与Woods Saxon势在核表面区域相当符合 ,但在核表面以外有相当大的差距 .SHF势在表面以外部分比表面区域呈现出更大的弥散度 ,而原有的Woods Saxon势不能描述这一特征 .为此 ,对Woods Saxon势形式进行了修正 ,经过验证 ,修正的Woods Saxon势能正确地描述丰中子核的中子晕特性 .

稀土区质子滴线核~(142)Ho的β缓发质子衰变

通过重离子引起的核反应106Cd(40Ca,p3n)合成了新的β缓发质子先驱核142Ho,并且配合氦喷嘴快速带传输系统用“p-γ”符合方法对它进行了首次鉴别.观测了142Ho的β缓发质子衰变,测定其半衰期为(0.4±0.1)s.利用统计模型拟合实验估计的对质子女儿核141Tb中末态的相对分支比和缓发质子能谱,142Ho的基态自旋被指认为5,6或7.用Woods-Xason Strutinsky方法计算了142Ho的核位能面,其结果支持指认142Ho的基态自旋宇称为7-.作为副产品,还首次观测到了来自先驱核139Gd,140Tb,142Tb和143Dy的β缓发质子衰变产生的质子女儿核中的一些γ跃迁.

17B的实验研究

核反应总截面是描述原子核反应基本特征的一个重要的物理量，从中可以得到有关核反应、核结构和核内核子分布的信息。利用透射法测量核的反应总截面对于模型没有依赖性，因而得到的结果更加可靠。在兰州放射性束流线（RIBLL）上利用透射法测量了17B与C、Pb靶的反应，得到了17B与C、Pb的反应总截面和去除双中子截面，同时首次尝试用CLOVER探测器测量与碎片符合的γ能谱。利用半经验的Shen公式可以很好地拟合稳定核的反应总截面的实验结果，但是并不能很好地描述17B的实验结果，说明17B具有奇异结构。采用描述不稳定核的多种密度分布形式代入零力程的Glauber模型计算17B与C的反应总截面，并与实验结果进行了比较。发现采用Skyrme－Hatree－Fock（SHF）、双Gauss、Gauss＋HO计算的密度分布形式都能够很好地拟合整个能区内的实验结果。通过各种密度分布形式提取了17B的核子密度分布，发现17B的中子密度分布有很大的弥散，并证实了17B是由核芯15B加两个价中子组成的晕结构。将Skyrme－Hatree－Fock（SHF）、双Gauss、Gauss＋HO密度分布形式，输入Glauber模型与实验结果比较，提取了17B的物质均方根半径，不同密度分布提取的均方根半径值在实验误差范围内一致，也进一步验证了17B的晕结构。采用Woods－Saxon势来描述17B核外的价中子在核芯中形成的势场，通过解薛定鄂方程来求解价中子处于特定轨道的波函数。假设17B核外的价中子处于纯的s分波和d分波都不能很好地和实验结果符合。所以认为核外的价中子应该是混合组态，通过拟合实验结果求解出s分波谱学因子的值，证明核外的价中子处在2s1/2轨道的几率更大