Coulomb excitation of Ga-73

Summary, in English

The B(E2; I-i -> I-f) values for transitions in Ga-71(31)40 and Ga-73(31)42 were deduced from a Coulomb excitation experiment at the safe energy of 2.95 MeV/nucleon using post-accelerated beams of Ga-71,Ga-73 at the REX-ISOLDE on-line isotope mass separator facility. The emitted gamma rays were detected by the MINIBALL gamma-detector array, and B(E2; I-i -> I-f) values were obtained from the yields normalized to the known strength of the 2(+) -> 0(+) transition in the Sn-120 target. The comparison of these new results with the data of less neutron-rich gallium isotopes shows a shift of the E2 collectivity toward lower excitation energy when adding neutrons beyond N = 40. This supports conclusions from previous studies of the gallium isotopes, which indicated a structural change in this isotopic chain between N = 40 and 42. Combined with recent measurements from collinear laser spectroscopy showing a 1/2(-) spin and parity for the ground state, the extracted results revealed evidence for a 1/2(-), 3/2(-) doublet near the ground state in Ga-73(31)42 differing by at most 0.8 keV in energy.

• Author: J. Diriken; I. Stefanescu; D. Balabanski; N. Blasi; A. Blazhev; N. Bree; Joakim Cederkäll; T. E. Cocolios; T. Davinson; J. Eberth; Andreas Ekström; D. V. Fedorov; V. N. Fedosseev; L. M. Fraile; S. Franchoo; G. Georgiev; K. Gladnishki; M. Huyse; O. V. Ivanov; V. S. Ivanov; J. Iwanicki; J. Jolie; T. Konstantinopoulos; Th. Kroell; R. Kruecken; U. Koester; A. Lagoyannis; G. Lo Bianco; P. Maierbeck; B. A. Marsh; P. Napiorkowski; N. Patronis; D. Pauwels; P. Reiter; M. Seliverstov; G. Sletten; J. Van de Walle; P. Van Duppen; D. Voulot; W. B. Walters; N. Warr; F. Wenander; K. Wrzosek
• Department/s: Nuclear physics
• Publishing year: 2010
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Physical Review C (Nuclear Physics)
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 6
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.82.064309
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Topic: Subatomic Physics
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0556-2813