Population of isomers in the decay of the giant dipole resonance

N. Tsoneva, Ch. Stoyanov, Yu. P. Gangrsky, V. Yu. Ponomarev, N. P. Balabanov, and A. P. Tonchev
Phys. Rev. C 61, 044303 – Published 24 February 2000
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Abstract

The value of an isomeric ratio (IR) in N=81 isotones (137Ba, 139Ce, 141Nd, and 143Sm) is studied by means of the (γ,n) reaction. This quantity measures a probability to populate the isomeric state in respect to the ground state population. In (γ,n) reactions, the giant dipole resonance (GDR) is excited and after its decay by a neutron emission, the nucleus has an excitation energy of a few MeV. The forthcoming γ decay by direct or cascade transitions deexcites the nucleus into an isomeric or ground state. It has been observed experimentally that the IR for 137Ba and 139Ce equals about 0.13 while in two heavier isotones it is even less than half the size. To explain this effect, the structure of the excited states in the energy region up to 6.5 MeV has been calculated within the quasiparticle phonon model. Many states are found connected to the ground and isomeric states by E1, E2, and M1 transitions. The single-particle component of the wave function is responsible for the large values of the transitions. The calculated value of the isomeric ratio is in very good agreement with the experimental data for all isotones. A slightly different value of maximum energy with which the nuclei rest after neutron decay of the GDR is responsible for the reported effect of the A dependence of the IR.

  • Received 16 September 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.61.044303

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

N. Tsoneva and Ch. Stoyanov

  • Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

Yu. P. Gangrsky and V. Yu. Ponomarev*

  • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Moscow region, Dubna, Russia

N. P. Balabanov

  • P. Khilendarsky University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

A. P. Tonchev

  • Department of Physics, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209

  • *Present address: Vakgroep Subatomaire en Stralingsfysica, Universiteit Gent, Proeftuinstraat 86, 9000 Gent, Belgium.

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Vol. 61, Iss. 4 — April 2000

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