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Lifetime measurements from EXILL-FATIMA campaign

Pietro SpagnolettiUniversity of the West of Scotland

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Ba isotopes

Neutron Number

B(E2

:0+

→2+

) [W

.u]

48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 660

20406080

100120140160180200

Zr and Sr IsotopesZr Isotopes Sr isotopes

Neutron Number

B(E2

:0+

→2+

) [W

.u]

Shape coexistence in A~100 region

Shape coexistence in A~100 region

48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 660

2

4

6

8

10

12

Zr Isotopes

Neutron Number

E(4+

)/E(

2+)

70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 940

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Ba Isotopes

Neutron Number

E(4+

)/E(

2+)

0+

2+

4+

0+

2+

4+

g.s.

1223

1436

1744

2048

2277

𝑬𝟒+¿

𝑬𝟐+¿≈𝟏 .𝟔𝟕 ¿¿

𝑬𝟒+¿

𝑬𝟐+¿≈𝟐 .𝟕𝟑 ¿¿

Ground state band

Deformed band(relative energy ratio)

0+

0+

2+

4+

4+

2+6+

g.s.

212

564

1062

331

878

1414

98Zr 100Zr

𝑬𝟒+¿

𝑬𝟐+¿≈𝟐 .𝟔𝟕 ¿¿

Ground state band

𝑬𝟒+¿

𝑬𝟐+¿≈𝟏 .𝟗𝟖 ¿¿

Band built on excited 0+ level(relative energy ratio)

EXILL-FATIMAEXOGAM@ILL – Fast Timing Array

• Prompt Gamma ray spectroscopy following neutron induced fission reactions

• Cold neutron flux 5*107 n s-1 cm -2

• 235U Target 0.8mg cm-2

(σcapture=99b) • 8 EXOGAM Clover Detectors • 16 LaBr3(Ce) fast

scintillators• Measurement of lifetimes

>10ps

Photo taken from: N. Saed-Samii, Diploma thesis, University of Cologne

EXILL-FATIMAEXOGAM@ILL – Fast Timing Array

• Prompt Gamma ray spectroscopy following neutron induced fission reactions

• Cold neutron flux 5*107 n s-1 cm -2

• 235U Target 0.8mg cm-2

(σcapture=99b) • 8 EXOGAM Clover Detectors • 16 LaBr3(Ce) fast

scintillators• Measurement of lifetimes

>10ps

Photo taken from: N. Saed-Samii, Diploma thesis, University of Cologne

*411keV

344keV

0+

2+

4+

152Gd

CFD

CFD

TAC

Delay

LaBr(Ce) Scintillation Detectors

Start

StopDAC

Mirror Symmetric Centroid Difference

3-

368keV

EXOGAM

CFD

CFD

TAC

Delay

LaBr(Ce) Scintillation Detectors

Start

StopDAC*

411keV

344keV

0+

2+

4+

152Gd

𝟐𝛕=|𝚫𝐂−𝐏𝐑𝐃|= Cstop - Cstart

Mirror Symmetric Centroid Difference

• Figure adapted from - J.-M Regis et al., Nucl. Instr. And Meth A 622 (2010) 83-92

• J.-M Regis et al., Nucl. Instr. And Meth A 763 (2014) 210-220

Analysis – First excited 2+ level of 100Zr

• Test case• High fission yield• Even-even nucleus• Measured several times previously• Relatively long lifetime• Mirror symmetric centroid shift method

and exponential decay measurements possible

4+

6+

212keV

564keV

1061keV

0+

2+

100Zr

497keV

352keV

212keV

Analysis

4+

6+

212keV

564keV

1061keV

0+

2+

100Zr

497keV

352keV

212keV

4+ → 2+

4+ → 2+

2+ → 0+

• Cut into the feeding transition for both the start and stop FT-matrices.

• Must determine to contribution from the background to the centroid shift.

• Measurement of centroid shift at energies above feeding transition.

𝜏2+¿=1

2|𝛥𝐶+𝛥𝐶−𝛥𝐶𝐵𝐺

𝛾−𝑃𝑅𝐷|¿

𝜏2+¿=780(10 )𝑝𝑠¿TACstop

𝜏2+¿=770(10)𝑝𝑠 ¿TACstart

=

B(E2; 0+ → 2+)exp = 83(1)W.u.B(E2; 0+ → 2+)ensdf = 75(4)W.u.

𝜏2+¿=1

2|𝛥𝐶+𝛥𝐶−𝛥𝐶𝐵𝐺

𝛾−𝑃𝑅𝐷|¿

𝜏2+¿=780(10 )𝑝𝑠¿TACstop

𝜏2+¿=770(10)𝑝𝑠 ¿TACstart

=

B(E2; 0+ → 2+)exp = 83(1)W.u.B(E2; 0+ → 2+)ensdf = 75(4)W.u.48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66

020406080

100120140160180200

Zr and Sr IsotopesZr Isotopes

Neutron Number

B(E2

:0+

→2+

) [W

.u]

99Zr12

+¿¿

32

+¿ ¿

72

+¿ ¿

92

+¿ ¿

112

+¿ ¿

132

+¿¿

152

+¿ ¿

()

52

+¿¿

72

+¿ ¿

32

192

152

112

52

72

121.7

252.0

657.9

850.5

1065.71038.5

1255.9

1507.4

1970.8

1802.6

1236.6

821.6

614.1

678.6

667.5

g.s.

1322.8

1892.8

92

+¿ ¿

132

+¿¿

112

+¿¿1585.5

T1/2=54ns

32

+¿ ¿

575.7

99Zr12

+¿¿

32

+¿ ¿

72

+¿ ¿

92

+¿ ¿

112

+¿ ¿

132

+¿¿

152

+¿ ¿

()

52

+¿¿

72

+¿ ¿

32

192

152

112

52

72

121.7

252.0

657.9

850.5

1065.71038.5

1255.9

1507.4

1970.8

1802.6

1236.6

821.6

614.1

678.6

667.5

g.s.

1322.8

1892.8

92

+¿ ¿

132

+¿¿

112

+¿¿1585.5

T1/2=54ns

32

+¿ ¿

575.7

• W. Urban, J.A. Pinston, et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 16, 11-15 (2003)

• 3 different deformations present within 1MeV

• Spherical at low energy

99Zr12

+¿¿

32

+¿ ¿

72

+¿ ¿

92

+¿ ¿

112

+¿ ¿

132

+¿¿

152

+¿ ¿

32

+¿ ¿

32

192

152

112

52

72

121.7

252.0

657.9

1038.5

1255.9

1507.4

1970.8

1802.6

1236.6

821.6

614.1

678.6

667.5

g.s.

T1/2=54ns

• Excited state at 1038.5keV interpreted to be K-isomer.

• 9/2[404] neutron hole excitation

• Large deformation β2=0.41

135I

112

+¿¿

72

+¿ ¿

152

+¿¿

172

+¿ ¿

135I82

𝑔7 /2⊗2+¿ ¿

𝑔7 /2⊗4+¿ ¿

1134

1421

1994

4+

6+

1279

1576

1691

0+

2+

134Te82

0+

2+

136Xe82

4+

6+

1313

1694

1791

Summary and Future work• Analysis ongoing• Lifetime measurements of excited states in three different

bands of 99Zr performed• Two lifetime measurements for excited states of 135I performed• Calculations of reduced transition probabilities still to be done• Analysis of 97Sr, 98Sr, 133I and other• Analysis of data produced from 241Pu target

Fission product yield

Thanks to the EXILL-FATIMA Collaboration

• TU Darmstadt, Germany• S. Ilieva, S. Bönig, A.-L. Hartig, C. Henrich, A. Ignatov, Th. Kröll, M. Thürauf• Universität zu Köln, Germany• J. Jolie, J.-M. Régis, N. Saed-Samii• ILL, Grenoble, France• A. Blanc, M. Jentschel, U. Köster, P. Mutti, T. Soldner, W. Urban• GANIL, France• G. de France• IPHC Strasbourg, France• R. Lozeva• University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK• M. Scheck, G. Simpson, J. F. Smith, P. Spagnoletti• CSNSM Orsay, France• C. Petrache, R. Leguillon, T. Zerrouki, S. Kaim, Ks. Rezynkina• IFIN-HH, Bucharest, Romania• N. M˘arginean, D. Filipescu, I. Gheorghe, D. Ghita, R. Lica, R. M˘arginean, C. Mihai, S. Toma• University of Surrey, Guildford, UK• P.H. Regan, R. Carroll, Zs. Podoly´ ak, C. Townsley, P. Walker, W. Catford, T. Alharbi• Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain• L. M. Fraile, V. Paziy ...

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