Single-neutron orbits near Ni-78: spectroscopy of the N=49 isotope Zn-79

  • R. Orlandi
  • , D. Mucher
  • , R. Raabe
  • , A. Jungclaus
  • , S. D. Pain
  • , V. Bildstein
  • , R. Chapman
  • , G. de Angelis
  • , J. G. Johansen
  • , P. Van Duppen
  • , A. N. Andreyev
  • , S. Bottoni
  • , T. E. Cocolios
  • , H. De Witte
  • , J. Diriken
  • , J. Elseviers
  • , F. Flavigny
  • , L. P. Gaffney
  • , R. Gernhäuser
  • , A. Gottardo
  • M. Huyse, A. Illana, J. Konki, T. Kröll, R. Krücken, J. F. W. Lane, V. Liberati, B. Marsh, K. Nowak, F. Nowacki, J. Pakarinen, E. Rapisarda, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, T. Roger, E. Sahin, M. Seidlitz, K. Sieja, J. F. Smith, J. J. Valiente Dobon, M. Von Schmid, D. Voulot, N. Warr, F. K. Wenander, K. Wimmer

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Abstract

Single-neutron states in the Z=30, N=49 isotope 79Zn have been populated using the 78Zn(d, p)79Zn transfer reaction at REX-ISOLDE, CERN. The experimental setup allowed the combined detection of protons ejected in the reaction, and of γ rays emitted by 79Zn. The analysis reveals that the lowest excited states populated in the reaction lie at approximately 1 MeV of excitation, and involve neutron orbits above the N=50 shell gap. From the analysis of γ-ray data and of proton angular distributions, characteristic of the amount of angular momentum transferred, a 5/2+  configuration was assigned to a state at 983 keV. Comparison with large-scale-shell-model calculations supports a robust neutron N=50 shell-closure for 78Ni. These data constitute an important step towards the understanding of the magicity of 78Ni and of the structure of nuclei in the region.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)298-302
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume740
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Nuclear structure
  • gamma-Ray transitions
  • Transfer reactions
  • N=50 shell closure

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