Search for the Ga-73 ground-state doublet splitting in the beta decay of Zn-73
Result description
The existence of two close-lying nuclear states in Ga-73 has recently been experimentally determined: a 1/2(-) spin-parity for the ground state was measured in a laser spectroscopy experiment, while a J(pi) = 3/2(-) level was observed in transfer reactions. This scenario is supported by Coulomb excitation studies, which set a limit for the energy splitting of 0.8 keV. In this work, we report on the study of the excited structure of Ga-73 populated in the beta decay of Zn-73 produced at ISOLDE, CERN. Using beta-gated, gamma-ray singles, and gamma-gamma coincidences, we have searched for energy differences to try to delimit the ground-state energy splitting, providing a more stringent energy difference limit. Three new half-lives of excited states in Ga-73 have been measured using the fast-timing, method with LaBr3(Ce) detectors. From our study, we help clarify the excited structure of Ga-73 and we extend the existing Zn-73 decay to Ga-73 with 8 new energy levels and 35 gamma transitions. We observe a 195-keV transition consistent with a gamma ray de-exciting a short-lived state in the beta-decay parent Zn-73.
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angličtina
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Search for the Ga-73 ground-state doublet splitting in the beta decay of Zn-73
Original language description
The existence of two close-lying nuclear states in Ga-73 has recently been experimentally determined: a 1/2(-) spin-parity for the ground state was measured in a laser spectroscopy experiment, while a J(pi) = 3/2(-) level was observed in transfer reactions. This scenario is supported by Coulomb excitation studies, which set a limit for the energy splitting of 0.8 keV. In this work, we report on the study of the excited structure of Ga-73 populated in the beta decay of Zn-73 produced at ISOLDE, CERN. Using beta-gated, gamma-ray singles, and gamma-gamma coincidences, we have searched for energy differences to try to delimit the ground-state energy splitting, providing a more stringent energy difference limit. Three new half-lives of excited states in Ga-73 have been measured using the fast-timing, method with LaBr3(Ce) detectors. From our study, we help clarify the excited structure of Ga-73 and we extend the existing Zn-73 decay to Ga-73 with 8 new energy levels and 35 gamma transitions. We observe a 195-keV transition consistent with a gamma ray de-exciting a short-lived state in the beta-decay parent Zn-73.
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Jimp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
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OECD FORD branch
10304 - Nuclear physics
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I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2017
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S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
Physical Review C
ISSN
2469-9985
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Volume of the periodical
96
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
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UT code for WoS article
000410455900002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85029897672
Basic information
Result type
Jimp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
OECD FORD
Nuclear physics
Year of implementation
2017