Lifetime measurements of yrast states in 178Pt using the charge plunger method with a recoil separator

J. Heery; L. Barber; J. Vilhena; B.S. Nara Singh; R.-D. Herzberg; D.M. Cullen; C. Müller-Gatermann; G. Beeton; M. Bowry; A. Dewald; T. Grahn; P.T. Greenlees; A. Illana; R. Julin; S. Juutinen; J.M. Keatings; M. Leino; M. Luoma; D. O'Donnell; J. Ojala; J. Pakarinen; P. Rahkila; P. Ruotslainen; M. Sandzelius; J. Sarén; J. Sinclair; J. F.  Smith; J. Sorri; P. Spagnoletti; H. Tann; J. Uusitalo; G. Zimba

doi:10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00425-8

Lifetime measurements of yrast states in ¹⁷⁸Pt using the charge plunger method with a recoil separator

J. Heery
, L. Barber
, J. Vilhena
, B.S. Nara Singh
, R.-D. Herzberg
, D.M. Cullen
, C. Müller-Gatermann
, G. Beeton
, M. Bowry
, A. Dewald
, T. Grahn
, P.T. Greenlees
, A. Illana
, R. Julin
, S. Juutinen
, J.M. Keatings
, M. Leino
, M. Luoma
, D. O'Donnell
, J. Ojala

J. Pakarinen, P. Rahkila, P. Ruotslainen, M. Sandzelius, J. Sarén, J. Sinclair, J. F. Smith, J. Sorri, P. Spagnoletti, H. Tann, J. Uusitalo, G. Zimba

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Abstract

Lifetime measurements in ¹⁷⁸Pt with excited states de-exciting through γ-ray transitions and internal electron conversions have been performed. Ionic charges were selected by the in-flight mass separator MARA and measured at the focal plane in coincidence with the 4⁺₁ → 2⁺₁ 257 keV γ-ray transition detected using the JUROGAM 3 spectrometer. The resulting charge-state distributions were analysed using the differential decay curve method (DDCM) framework to obtain a lifetime value of 430(20) ps for the 2⁺₁ state. This work builds on a method that combines the charge plunger technique with the DDCM analysis. As an alternative analysis, ions were selected in coincidence with the ¹⁷⁸Pt alpha decay (E_alpha = 5.458(5) MeV) at the focal plane. Lifetime information was obtained by fitting a two-state Bateman equation to the decay curve with the lifetime of individual states defined by a single quadrupole moment. This yielded a lifetime value of 430(50) ps for the 2⁺₁ state, and 54(6) ps for the 4⁺₁ state. An analysis method based around the Bateman equation will become especially important when using the charge plunger method for the cases where utilising coincidences between prompt γ rays and recoils is not feasible.

Original language	English
Article number	132
Number of pages	11
Journal	The European Physical Journal A
Volume	57
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00425-8
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 2021

Keywords

plunger
charger plunger
excited state lifetimes
DDCM
Bateman fit

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Heery, J., Barber, L., Vilhena, J., Nara Singh, B. S., Herzberg, R.-D., Cullen, D. M., Müller-Gatermann, C., Beeton, G., Bowry, M., Dewald, A., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Illana, A., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Keatings, J. M., Leino, M., Luoma, M., O'Donnell, D., ... Zimba, G. (2021). Lifetime measurements of yrast states in ¹⁷⁸Pt using the charge plunger method with a recoil separator. The European Physical Journal A, 57, Article 132. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00425-8

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