Fast-timing study of the l-forbidden 1/2+→3/2+ M1 transition in 129Sn

  • R. Lică
  • , H. Mach
  • , L. M. Fraile
  • , A. Gargano
  • , M. J. G. Borge
  • , N. Mărginean
  • , C. O. Sotty
  • , V. Vedia
  • , A. N. Andreyev
  • , G. Benzoni
  • , P. Bomans
  • , R. Borcea
  • , L. Coraggio
  • , C. Costache
  • , H. De Witte
  • , F. Flavigny
  • , H. Fynbo
  • , L. P. Gaffney
  • , P. T. Greenlees
  • , L. J. Harkness-Brennan
  • M. Huyse, P. Ibáñez, D. S. Judson, J. Konki, A. Korgul, T. Kröll, J. Kurcewicz, S. Lalkovski, I. Lazarus, M. V. Lund, M. Madurga, R. Mărginean, I. Marroquín, C. Mihai, R. E. Mihai, A. I. Morales, E. Nácher, A. Negret, R. D. Page, J. Pakarinen, S. Pascu, V. Paziy, A. Perea, M. Pérez-liva, E. Picado, V. Pucknell, E. Rapisarda, P. Rahkila, F. Rotaru, J. A. Swartz, O. Tengblad, P. Van Duppen, M. Vidal, R. Wadsworth, W. B. Walters, N. Warr

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    Abstract

    The levels in Sn129 populated from the β− decay of In129 isomers were investigated at the ISOLDE facility of CERN using the newly commissioned ISOLDE Decay Station (IDS). The lowest 1/2+ state and the 3/2+ ground state in Sn129 are expected to have configurations dominated by the neutron s1/2 (l=0) and d3/2 ( l=2 ) single-particle states, respectively. Consequently, these states should be connected by a somewhat slow l-forbidden M1 transition. Using fast-timing spectroscopy we have measured the half-life of the 1/2+ 315.3-keV state, T1/2= 19(10) ps, which corresponds to a moderately fast M1 transition. Shell-model calculations using the CD-Bonn effective interaction, with standard effective charges and g factors, predict a 4-ns half-life for this level. We can reconcile the shell-model calculations to the measured T1/2 value by the renormalization of the M1 effective operator for neutron holes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number044303
    Number of pages7
    JournalPhysical Review C
    Volume93
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2016

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