Isospin dependence of electromagnetic transition strengths among an isobaric triplet



Boso, A, Milne, SA, Bentley, MA, Recchia, F, Lenzi, SM, Rudolph, D, Labiche, M, Pereira-Lopez, X, Afara, S, Ameil, F
et al (show 70 more authors) (2019) Isospin dependence of electromagnetic transition strengths among an isobaric triplet. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 797. p. 134835.

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Abstract

© 2019 The Author(s) Electric quadrupole matrix elements, Mp, for the Jπ=2+→0+, ΔT=0, T=1 transitions across the A=46 isobaric multiplet 46Cr-46V-46Ti have been measured at GSI with the FRS-LYCCA-AGATA setup. This allows direct insight into the isospin purity of the states of interest by testing the linearity of Mp with respect to Tz. Pairs of nuclei in the T=1 triplet were studied using identical reaction mechanisms in order to control systematic errors. The Mp values were obtained with two different methodologies: (i) a relativistic Coulomb excitation experiment was performed for 46Cr and 46Ti; (ii) a “stretched target” technique was adopted here, for the first time, for lifetime measurements in 46V and 46Ti. A constant value of Mp across the triplet has been observed. Shell-model calculations performed within the fp shell fail to reproduce this unexpected trend, pointing towards the need of a wider valence space. This result is confirmed by the good agreement with experimental data achieved with an interaction which allows excitations from the underlying sd shell. A test of the linearity rule for all published data on complete T=1 isospin triplets is presented.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2019 10:07
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:28
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2019.134835
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2019.134835
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3052697