[paper] Quadrupole moment measurements for strongly deformed bands in 171,172Hf

Quadrupole moment measurements for strongly deformed bands in 171,172Hf

S. Mukhopadhyay et al.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.83.044311

A lifetime experiment, using the Doppler-shift attenuation method, has been performed at Gammasphere to measure the transition quadrupole moments Qt of strongly deformed bands in 171Hf and 172Hf. The measured value of Qt ~ 9.5 e b for the band labeled ED in 171Hf strongly supports the recent suggestion that this sequence and several structures with similar properties in neighboring Hf isotopes are associated with a near-prolate shape with a deformation enhanced relative to that of normal deformed structures. The measured values of Qt ~ 14 e b for the bands labeled SD1 and SD3 in 172Hf confirm that these sequences are associated with a prolate superdeformed shape, a property inferred in earlier work from other measured characteristics of the bands. Similar bands in 173-175Hf are also likely to be associated with superdeformed shapes. The observations are in contrast to predictions of cranking calculations performed with the ultimate cranker code.

[paper] Nuclear charge radii and electromagnetic moments of radioactive scandium isotopes and isomers

Nuclear charge radii and electromagnetic moments of radioactive scandium isotopes and isomers

M. Avgoulea et al.

doi: 10.1088/0954-3899/38/2/025104

Collinear laser spectroscopy experiments with the Sc+ transition 3d4s 3D2 → 3d4p 3F3 at λ = 363.1 nm were performed on the 42–46Sc isotopic chain using an ion guide isotope separator with a cooler-buncher. Nuclear magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments as well as isotope shifts were determined from the hyperfine structure for five ground states and two isomers. Extensive multi-configurational Dirac–Fock calculations were performed in order to evaluate the specific mass-shift, MSMS, and field-shift, F, parameters which allowed evaluation of the charge radii trend of the Sc isotopic sequence. The charge radii obtained show systematics more like the Ti radii, which increase towards the neutron shell closure N = 20, than the symmetric parabolic curve for Ca. The changes in mean-square charge radii of the isomeric states relative to the ground states for 44Sc and 45Sc were also extracted. The charge radii difference between the ground and isomeric states of 45Sc is in agreement with the deformation effect estimated from the B(E2) measurements but is smaller than the deformation extracted from the spectroscopic quadrupole moments.

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[paper] Nuclear spins, magnetic moments, and quadrupole moments of Cu isotopes from N=28 to N=46: Probes for core polarization effects

Nuclear spins, magnetic moments, and quadrupole moments of Cu isotopes from N=28 to N=46: Probes for core polarization effects

P. Vingerhoets et al.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.064311

Measurements of the ground-state nuclear spins and magnetic and quadrupole moments of the copper isotopes from 61Cu up to 75Cu are reported. The experiments were performed at the CERN online isotope mass separator (ISOLDE) facility, using the technique of collinear laser spectroscopy. The trend in the magnetic moments between the N=28 and N=50 shell closures is reasonably reproduced by large-scale shell-model calculations starting from a 56Ni core. The quadrupole moments reveal a strong polarization of the underlying Ni core when the neutron shell is opened, which is, however, strongly reduced at N=40 due to the parity change between the pf and g orbits. No enhanced core polarization is seen beyond N=40. Deviations between measured and calculated moments are attributed to the softness of the 56Ni core and weakening of the Z=28 and N=28 shell gaps.

[paper] g factors of nuclear low-lying states: A covariant description

g factors of nuclear low-lying states: A covariant description

JiangMing Yao et al.

doi: 10.1007/s11433-010-4214-8

The g factors and spectroscopic quadrupole moments of low-lying excited states 21+, …, 81+ in 24Mg are studied in a covariant density functional theory. The wave functions are constructed by configuration mixing of axially deformed mean-field states projected on good angular momentum. The mean-field states are obtained from the constraint relativistic point-coupling model plus BCS calculations using the PC-F1 parametrization for the particle-hole channel and a density-independent delta-force for the particle-particle channel. The available experimental g factor and spectroscopic quadrupole moment of 21/+ state are reproduced quite well. The angular momentum dependence of g factors and spectroscopic quadrupole moments, as well as the effects of pairing correlations are investigated

[paper] Shape coexistence near the N=38 shell gap: Magnetic moment of the 981.6 keV Jπ=8+ level in 72As

Shape coexistence near the N=38 shell gap: Magnetic moment of the 981.6 keV Jπ=8+ level in 72As

D. Pantelică et al.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.044313

We report on the first determination of the magnetic moment of the 981.1 keV, Jπ=8+ level in 72As, a nucleus that belongs to the A≈70 mass region dominated by rapidly changing deformations and shapes. The 8+ level is the bandhead of a collective sequence of positive parity levels coexisting with low-spin and medium-spin spherical shell-model states. The magnetic moment was measured by the time-integral perturbed angular distributions method to be μ=-(4.272±0.280)μN. This value is in disagreement with the presumed [π(1g9/2),ν(1g9/2)] configuration and points to a more complex configuration involving two neutrons in the 1g9/2 orbital.

[paper] Magnetic moment of 104Agm and the hyperfine magnetic field of Ag in Fe using nuclear magnetic resonance on oriented nuclei

Magnetic moment of 104Agm and the hyperfine magnetic field of Ag in Fe using nuclear magnetic resonance on oriented nuclei

V.V. Golovko et al.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.054323

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR/ON) measurements with β- and γ-ray detection have been performed on oriented 104Agg,m nuclei with the NICOLE 3He-4He dilution refrigerator setup at ISOLDE/CERN. For 104Agg (Iπ=5+) the γ-NMR/ON resonance signal was found at ν=266.70(5) MHz. Combining this result with the known magnetic moment for this isotope, the magnetic hyperfine field of Ag impurities in an Fe host at low temperature (<1 K) is found to be |Bhf(AgFe)|=44.709(35) T. A detailed analysis of other relevant data available in the literature yields three more values for this hyperfine field. Averaging all four values yields a new and precise value for the hyperfine field of Ag in Fe; that is, |Bhf(AgFe)|=44.692(30) T. For 104Agm (Iπ=2+), the anisotropy of the β particles provided the NMR/ON resonance signal at ν=627.7(4) MHz. Using the new value for the hyperfine field of Ag in Fe, this frequency corresponds to the magnetic moment μ(104mAg)=+3.691(3) μN, which is significantly more precise than previous results. The magnetic moments of the even-A 102-110Ag isotopes are discussed in view of the competition between the (πg9/2)7/2+-3(νd5/2νg7/2)5/2+ and the (πg9/2)9/2+-3(νd5/2νg7/2)5/2+ configurations. The magnetic moments of the ground and isomeric states of 104Ag can be explained by an almost complete mixing of these two configurations.

[paper] g factor of the 44Cl ground state: Probing the reduced Z=16 and N=28 gaps

g factor of the 44Cl ground state: Probing the reduced Z=16 and N=28 gaps

M. De Rydt et al.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.034308

The g factor of the 44Cl ground state is measured at the LISE fragment separator at the Grand Acclérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL) using the β nuclear magnetic resonance technique, resulting in g(44Cl)=(-)0.2749(2). An analysis of the g factor value and of the theoretical level scheme in the shell-model framework reveals the presence of odd-proton s1/2 configurations and neutron excitation across the N=28 shell gap in the ground state of 44Cl. In addition, the measured g factor strongly supports a 2 spin assignment for the 44Cl ground state.

[paper] Magnetic dipole moments of 57,58,59Cu

Magnetic dipole moments of 57,58,59Cu

T.E. Cocolios et al.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.014314

In-gas-cell laser spectroscopy of the isotopes 57,58,59,63,65Cu has been performed at the LISOL facility using the 244.164-nm optical transition from the atomic ground state of copper. A detailed discussion on the hyperfine structure of 63Cu is presented. The magnetic dipole moments of the isotopes 57,58,59,65Cu are extracted based on that of 63Cu. The new value μ=+0.479(13)μN is proposed for 58Cu, consistent with that of a πp3/2⊗νp3/2 ground-state configuration. Spin assignments for the radioactive isotopes 57,58,59Cu are confirmed. The isotope shifts between the different isotopes are also given and discussed.

[paper] Magnetic moments of 33Mg in the time-odd relativistic mean field approach

Magnetic moments of 33Mg in the time-odd relativistic mean field approach

Jian Li et al.

doi: 10.1007/s11433-009-0194-y

The configuration-fixed deformation constrained relativistic mean field approach with time-odd component has been applied to investigate the ground state properties of 33Mg with effective interaction PK1. The ground state of 33Mg has been found to be prolate deformed, β2=0.23, with the odd neutron in 1/2[330] orbital and the energy −251.85 MeV which is close to the data −252.06 MeV. The magnetic moment −0.9134 µN is obtained with the effective electromagnetic current which well reproduces the data −0.7456 µN self-consistently without introducing any parameter. The energy splittings of time reversal conjugate states, the neutron current, the energy contribution from the nuclear magnetic potential, and the effect of core polarization are discussed in detail.