Published December 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Fragmentation of Gamow-Teller strength observed in 117,120Sn(3He,t)117,120Sb charge-exchange reactions

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
  • 2. Faculteit Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • 3. Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (United States)
  • 4. Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, 9747 AA Groningen (Netherlands)
  • 5. Engineering Physics Institute, 115 409 Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

The (3He,t) charge-exchange reaction has been studied at E(3He)=200 MeV and angles near 0 degree on targets of 117Sn and 120Sn. Fragmentation of the giant Gamow-Teller resonance into separate components of the particle-hole type has been observed in good agreement with theoretical predictions. These components are connected with what is usually referred to in the literature as direct-, core-polarization-, and back-spin-flip Gamow-Teller strength. The observed cross sections near θ=0 degree suggest contributions from the isovector spin-flip interaction as well as the isovector tensor interaction. A theoretically predicted configuration splitting of the main Gamow-Teller component into two components involving the 1h11/2 neutron orbital could not uniquely be identified. The data are compatible, though, with such a splitting since the observed widths of the main Gamow-Teller components in 117Sb and 120Sb exceed the predicted splittings

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 2828-2839.
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN