Spin-gap isomer in 96Cd

Wadsworth R., Singh B. N., Liu Z., Grawe H., Brock T., Boutachkov P., ...More

Rutherford Centennial Conference on Nuclear Physics, Manchester, United Kingdom, 8 - 12 August 2011, vol.381 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 381
  • Doi Number: 10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012074
  • City: Manchester
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Evidence has been obtained for the existence of the long predicted 16 + spin-gap isomer in 96Cd. The decay of the isomer was identified and studied following the use of an 850 MeV/u beam of 124Xe impinging on a Be target and the fragment recoil separator at the GSI Laboratory. Gamma decays from the fragments were detected using the RISING gamma ray array, in its stopped beam configuration, plus a silicon active stopper. The data obtained have been compared with shell model predictions, which indicate that the isoscalar neutron-proton interaction plays a key role in the formation of the isomer. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.