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Fourth International Conference on Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nuclei, Date: 2007/11/11 - 2007/11/17, Location: Sundial Beach Resort, Sanibel Island, Florida

Publication date: 2008-01-01
Pages: 671 - 678
ISSN: 978-981-283-342-6
Publisher: World Scientific

Fission and properties of neutron-rich nuclei

Author:

Stefanescu, Irina
Georgiev, Georgi ; Bree, Nick ; Cocolios, Thomas Elias ; Diriken, Jan ; Huyse, Marc ; Ivanov, Oleg ; Patronis, Nikolaos ; Van Duppen, Piet ; Van de Walle, Jarno ; Hamilton, JH ; Ramayya, AV ; Carter, HK

Keywords:

neutron-rich cupper isotopes, Coulomb excitation

Abstract:

Collective properties of low-lying states in the neutron-rich 67,69,71,73Cu isotopes were investigated by Coulomb excitation with radioactive beams produced at ISOLDE and post-accelerated by REX-ISOLDE up to 2.99 MeV/A. Experimental B(E2; 1/2- -> 3/2-g.s.), B(E2;5/2- -> 3/2-g.s.) and B(E2;7/2- -> 3/2-g.s.) were determined in all four investigated isotopes. Results show that the low-lying level schemes of these nuclei are governed by three different configurations: the expected proton single-particle excitations, core-coupled states and a surprisingly low-lying collective mode.