Published November 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Spectroscopy and single-particle structure of the odd- Z heavy elements 255Lr, 251Md and 247Es

  • 1. CEA Saclay, DSM/DAPNIA/SPhN, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)
  • 2. University of Jyvaeskylae, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 35 (Finland)
  • 3. GANIL, Boulevard Henri Becquerel, B.P. 55027, Caen Cedex 5 (France)
  • 4. University of Liverpool, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, Department of Physics, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  • 5. LPC, CAEN Cedex (France)
  • 6. CSNSM, Orsay (France)
  • 7. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 8. CEA Saclay, DSM/SPhT, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

Description

The odd-Z isotope 255Lr, its daughter 251Md and grand-daughter 247Es were studied in two experiments performed at GANIL and the University of Jyvaeskylae. The 255Lr nuclei were produced using the cold fusion-evaporation reaction 209Bi(48Ca, 2n)255Lr at a bombarding energy of 217MeV. The single-particle structure and decay properties were investigated using α, γ and electron spectroscopy. The ground-state spin and parity could be assigned for 255Lr (1/2-) and 251Md (7/2-). States corresponding to the 7/2+[633], 7/2-[514] and 1/2-[521] Nilsson orbitals were observed. Results are compared to experimental data obtained in neighbouring isotopes and to Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations using the Skyrme interaction SLy4 and a density-dependent pairing interaction. The position of the 1/2-[521] orbital from the spherical 2f5/2 shell is discussed. (orig.)

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Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2006-10134-5

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. A
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 397-411
ISSN
1434-6001