Proton emission from an oblate nucleus 151Lu

M G {Procter}, D M {Cullen}, M. J. Taylor, G A {Alharshan}, L S {Ferreira}, E {Maglione}, K {Auranen}, T {Grahn}, P T {Greenlees}, U {Jakobsson}, R {Julin}, A {Herzá{\v n}}, J {Konki}, M {Leino}, J {Pakarinen}, J {Partanen}, P {Peura}, P {Rahkila}, P {Ruotsalainen}, M {Sandzelius}J {Sarén}, S {Stolze}, C {Scholey}, J {Sorri}, J {Uusitalo}, T {Braunroth}, E {Ellinger}, A {Dewald}, D T {Joss}, C {McPeake}, B {Saygi}, A. Herzáň

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Abstract

Excited states in the proton-unbound nucleus 151Lu have been established using γ -ray coincidence techniques. The lifetime of the first excited state above the proton-emitting ground state has been measured using the recoil-distance Doppler-shift method combined with recoil-decay tagging. The experimental
level scheme and extracted lifetime have been compared with state-of-the-art theoretical calculations based upon a non-adiabatic deformed Woods–Saxon potential. This comparison suggests that the protonemitting ground state in 151Lu is mildly oblate with a deformation β = −0.11+0.02 −0.05 and represents the
best evidence to date for proton emission from an oblate nucleus
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-84
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume725
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2013

Keywords

  • A=151
  • B(E2)
  • Isomeric states
  • Lifetimes
  • Recoil-decay tagging
  • Recoil-distance Doppler-shift method

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Manchester Cancer Research Centre

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