Published January 13, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

First observation of high-spin states in 167Ta and 168Ta

  • 1. Inst. fuer Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Univ. Bonn (Germany)
  • 2. Schuster Lab., Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Niels Bohr Inst., Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark)
  • 4. Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Lund (Sweden)

Description

Excited states in 167Ta and 168Ta, populated in the 142Nd(30Si, pxn) reaction were investigated using the ESSA30 array with 29 Compton-suppressed Ge detectors. Several rotational decay sequences are identified and for the first time a high-spin level scheme is established for these nuclei. The results for 167Ta are discussed in comparison with existing data in the neighbouring nuclei and with cranked shell model calculations. The possible intrinsic structure and its consequences for the yrast band in 168Ta are also briefly discussed. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. A
Journal Volume
536
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Phys., A.
Journal Page Range
418-444
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPAB

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
23032927
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
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Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR CORRELATION; BRANCHING RATIO; CRANKING MODEL; DE-EXCITATION; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; E2-TRANSITIONS; GAMMA CASCADES; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTRA; HEAVY ION FUSION REACTIONS; HIGH SPIN STATES; MEV RANGE 100-1000; MULTIPOLARITY; M1-TRANSITIONS; NEODYMIUM 142 TARGET; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ALIGNMENT; NUCLEAR DEFORMATION; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; PARITY; PHOTONS; PROTONS; ROTATIONAL STATES; SHELL MODELS; SILICON 30 REACTIONS; SPIN; STRENGTH FUNCTIONS; TANTALUM 167; TANTALUM 168; YRAST STATES
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BOSONS; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CORRELATIONS; DATA; DEFORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EXCITED STATES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEV RANGE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MULTIPOLE TRANSITIONS; NUCLEAR CASCADES; NUCLEAR MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRA; SYNTHESIS; TANTALUM ISOTOPES; TARGETS