Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr
In the Ge-Sr mass region, isotopes with neutron number N≤40 are known to feature rapid shape changes with both nucleon number and angular momentum. To gain new insights into their structure, inelastic proton scattering experiments in inverse kinematics were performed on the rare isotopes 74,76Kr. Th...
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| author | M. Spieker S.E. Agbemava D. Bazin S. Biswas P.D. Cottle P.J. Farris A. Gade T. Ginter S. Giraud K.W. Kemper J. Li W. Nazarewicz S. Noji J. Pereira L.A. Riley M. Smith D. Weisshaar R.G.T. Zegers |
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| description | In the Ge-Sr mass region, isotopes with neutron number N≤40 are known to feature rapid shape changes with both nucleon number and angular momentum. To gain new insights into their structure, inelastic proton scattering experiments in inverse kinematics were performed on the rare isotopes 74,76Kr. This work focuses on observables related to the Jπ=41+ states of the Kr isotopes and, in particular, on the hexadecapole degree of freedom. By performing coupled-channels calculations, hexadecapole deformation parameters β4 were determined for the Jπ=41+ states of 74,76Kr from inelastic proton scattering cross sections. Two possible coupled-channels solutions were found. A comparison to predictions from nuclear energy density functional theory, employing both non-relativistic and relativistic functionals, clearly favors the large, positive β4 solutions. These β4 values are unambiguously linked to the well deformed prolate configuration. Given the β2−β4 trend, established in this work, it appears that β4 values could provide a sensitive measure of the nuclear shell structure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7ece19ec47946358b1629c93349721f2023-05-23T04:20:49ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26932023-06-01841137932Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76KrM. Spieker0S.E. Agbemava1D. Bazin2S. Biswas3P.D. Cottle4P.J. Farris5A. Gade6T. Ginter7S. Giraud8K.W. Kemper9J. Li10W. Nazarewicz11S. Noji12J. Pereira13L.A. Riley14M. Smith15D. Weisshaar16R.G.T. Zegers17Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA; Corresponding author.Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USADepartment of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USADepartment of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA 19426, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFacility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAIn the Ge-Sr mass region, isotopes with neutron number N≤40 are known to feature rapid shape changes with both nucleon number and angular momentum. To gain new insights into their structure, inelastic proton scattering experiments in inverse kinematics were performed on the rare isotopes 74,76Kr. This work focuses on observables related to the Jπ=41+ states of the Kr isotopes and, in particular, on the hexadecapole degree of freedom. By performing coupled-channels calculations, hexadecapole deformation parameters β4 were determined for the Jπ=41+ states of 74,76Kr from inelastic proton scattering cross sections. Two possible coupled-channels solutions were found. A comparison to predictions from nuclear energy density functional theory, employing both non-relativistic and relativistic functionals, clearly favors the large, positive β4 solutions. These β4 values are unambiguously linked to the well deformed prolate configuration. Given the β2−β4 trend, established in this work, it appears that β4 values could provide a sensitive measure of the nuclear shell structure.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269323002666Nuclear structureElectric hexadecapole strengthsShape coexistenceInelastic proton scatteringNuclear density functional theory |
| spellingShingle | M. Spieker S.E. Agbemava D. Bazin S. Biswas P.D. Cottle P.J. Farris A. Gade T. Ginter S. Giraud K.W. Kemper J. Li W. Nazarewicz S. Noji J. Pereira L.A. Riley M. Smith D. Weisshaar R.G.T. Zegers Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr Physics Letters B Nuclear structure Electric hexadecapole strengths Shape coexistence Inelastic proton scattering Nuclear density functional theory |
| title | Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr |
| title_full | Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr |
| title_fullStr | Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr |
| title_short | Hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74,76Kr |
| title_sort | hexadecapole strength in the rare isotopes 74 76kr |
| topic | Nuclear structure Electric hexadecapole strengths Shape coexistence Inelastic proton scattering Nuclear density functional theory |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269323002666 |
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