I am in the process of upgrading the database and I ran onto this article by de Shalit from 1951. A little piece of history, with ideas still holding.
Thanks to ETH for digitizing the entire collection of Helvetica Acta.
Here is the (open-access) article: [-link]
Our provider has kindly upgraded security on the website by installing a SSl certificate.
https://magneticmoments.info welcome!
-tjm
Perturbed angular distributions with LaBr3 detectors: The g factor of the first 10+ state in 110Cd reexamined
T.J. Gray et al.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.054332
The time differential perturbed angular distribution technique with LaBr3 detectors has been applied to the Iπ=11/2− isomeric state (Ex = 846 keV, τ=107 ns) in 107Cd, which was populated and recoil-implanted into a gadolinium host following the 98Mo(12C, 3n)107Cd reaction. The static hyperfine field strength of Cd recoil implanted into gadolinium was thus measured, together with the fraction of nuclei implanted into field-free sites, under similar conditions as pertained for a previous implantation perturbed angular distribution
g-factor measurement on the Iπ=10+ state in 110Cd. The 110Cd g(10+) value was thereby reevaluated, bringing it into agreement with the value expected for a seniority-two νh11/2 configuration.
In-gas-cell laser spectroscopy of the magnetic dipole moment of the N≈126 isotope 199Pt
Y. Hirayama et al.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.014307
The magnetic dipole moment and mean-square charge radius of 199gPt (Iπ= 5/2−,t1/2=30.8 min) ground state and 199mPt (Eex=424 keV, Iπ= (13/2)+,t1/2=13.6 s) isomeric state are evaluated for the first time from investigations of the hyperfine splitting of the λ1=248.792 nm transition by in-gas-cell laser ionization spectroscopy. Ground and isomeric states of neutron-rich 199Pt nucleus were produced by a multinucleon transfer reaction at the KEK Isotope Separation System (KISS), designed for the study of nuclear spectroscopy in the vicinity of N=126. The measured magnetic dipole moments +0.75(8)μN and −0.57(5)μN are consistent with the systematics of those of nuclei with Iπ= 5/2− and Iπ= 13/2+, respectively.
It’s been a while since my last blog post. I have been really busy with end of the semester and preparing for a couple of Conferences where our group are participating.
The first one is coming up this weekend, Friday and Saturday 9-10.06.2017. It is the 26th Annual Symposium of our Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society, our little body of nuke people who gather together, present their recent works and give lots of space to young researchers to immense in what is going on in our field.
This year we have prepared an impressive number of 7 posters and 1 oral talk spanning all aspects of our scientific activities. The NuSTRAP group are active in three main directions, namely nuclear structure, nuclear reactions and applications of radiation including instrumentation and environmental studies. Despite being mostly preliminary, our results are publicly available online. You can visit this page to view our recent posters and if you fancy, give us some feedback or publicize our work to the social media. I stress out the fact that the majority of the work has been carried out by undergrads who spend a lot of time and showed exceptional eagerness to advance science while getting educated.
We will be standing next to our posters this coming Friday and Saturday, here is a link to the official program of HNPS2017. This is the list of posters:
I will be tweeting using the hashtag #hnps2017, so if you are a fellow tweep, please stand by.
Spin and magnetic moment of 23Mg
D. Yordanov et al.
A negative magnetic moment of 23Mg has been determined by high-resolution laser spectroscopy at CERN-ISOLDE. The absolute value is in agreement with previous measurements by nuclear magnetic resonance while the sign points at high-seniority configurations. The result is consistent with shell-model predictions for nuclei with valence nucleons in the sd shell.
Onset of deformation in neutron-deficient Bi isotopes studied by laser spectroscopy
A.E. Barzakh et al.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.044324
In-source laser spectroscopy experiments for bismuth isotopes at the 306.77-nm atomic transition has been carried out at the Investigation of Radioactive Isotopes on Synchrocyclotron facility of Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute. New data on isotope shifts and hyperfine structure for Bi ground states and isomers (189,190m1,190m2,191,192,192m,194,194m,198mBi) have been obtained. The changes in the mean-square charge radii δ⟨r2⟩ and magnetic-moment values have been deduced. For Bi nuclei a marked deviation from the isotopic trend of δ⟨r2⟩ in lead and thallium isotopic chains has been demonstrated at N<111. This has been interpreted as an indication of the onset of quadrupole deformation. Analysis of the magnetic moments for odd-odd Bi isotopes also points to the possible increase in deformation at N<111.
The first self-consistent calculation of quadrupole moments of odd semi-magic nuclei accounting for phonon-induced corrections
E.E. Saperstein et al.
The self-consistent model, developed previously to describe phonon coupling (PC) effects in magnetic moments of odd magic and semi-magic nuclei, is extended to quadrupole moments. It is based on the theory of finite Fermi systems with the use of the perturbation theory in gL2, where gL is the vertex creating the L-phonon. Accounting for the phonon tadpole diagrams is an important ingredient of this model. The calculation scheme is based on the Fayans energy density functional DF3-a and does not contain any adjusted parameters. The odd In and Sb isotopes are considered, which are the proton-odd neighbors of even tin nuclei. The 21+ phonon is taken into account in which the quadrupole moment is one ingredient of the calculation scheme. The corresponding values were found by us previously. Two main PC corrections, due to the phonon Z-factor and due to the phonon-induced interaction, have opposite signs and strongly cancel each other, leaving room for other ‘small’ corrections, so that the resulting PC correction is much lower than the absolute values of each of the two main ones. However, it remains noticeable, making the overall agreement with the data significantly better.
The on-line low temperature nuclear orientation facility NICOLE
T. Ohtsubo et al.
We review major experiments and results obtained by the on-line low temperature nuclear orientation method at the NICOLE facility at ISOLDE, CERN since the year 2000 and highlight their general physical impact. This versatile facility, providing a large degree of controlled nuclear polarization, was used for a long-standing study of magnetic moments at shell closures in the region Z = 28, N = 28–50 but also for dedicated studies in the deformed region around A ~ 180. Another physics program was conducted to test symmetry in the weak sector and constrain weak coupling beyond V–A. Those two programs were supported by careful measurements of the involved solid state physics parameters to attain the full sensitivity of the technique and provide interesting interdisciplinary results. Future plans for this facility include the challenging idea of measuring the beta–gamma–neutron angular distributions from polarized beta delayed neutron emitters, further test of fundamental symmetries and obtaining nuclear structure data used in medical applications. The facility will also continue to contribute to both the nuclear structure and fundamental symmetry test programs.
MEMS switch integrated radio frequency coils and arrays for magnetic resonance imaging
S.B. Bulumulla et al.
doi: 10.1063/1.4975181
Surface coils are widely used in magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. While smaller diameter coils produce higher signal to noise ratio (SNR) closer to the coil, imaging larger fields of view or greater distance into the sample requires a larger overall size array or, in the case of a channel count limited system, larger diameter coils. In this work, we consider reconfiguring the geometry of coils and coil arrays such that the same coil or coil array may be used in multiple field of view imaging. A custom designed microelectromechanical systems switch, compatible with magnetic resonance imaging, is used to switch in/out conductive sections and components to reconfigure coils. The switch does not degrade the SNR and can be opened/closed in 10 μs, leading to rapid reconfiguration. Results from a single coil, configurable between small/large configurations, and a two-coil phased array, configurable between spine/torso modes, are presented.