Nuclear Orientation of ²⁵³Es in Neodymium Ethylsulfate

Author Info

A. J. Soinski, University of California - Berkeley
Richard B. Frankel, University of California - BerkeleyFollow
Q. O. Navarro, University of California - Berkeley
D. A. Shirley, University of California - Berkeley

Recommended Citation

Published in Physical Review C, Volume 2, Issue 6, December 1, 1970, pages 2379-2390.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Richard B. Frankel was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.2.2379.

Abstract

Einsteinium-253 nuclei were oriented at low temperatures in a neodymium ethylsulfate lattice. From the temperature-dependent α-particle angular distribution a nuclear magnetic moment |μ|=(2.7±1.3)μ_N was deduced. From the values for the angular distribution function at the lowest temperatures it was possible to test the predictions of the Mang shell-model theory for the relative phases and amplitudes of the α-partial waves. As predicted, the waves of angular momentum L=0 and 2 are in phase, and the L=0 and 4 waves are out of phase. The predicted wave amplitudes are in error, especially that of the L=4 wave. The predicted relative intensities (which are proportional to the amplitudes squared) for the S, D, and G waves are 1.000:0.179:0.0052, whereas the relative intensities that best fit the experimental angular distribution are 1.000:0.216:0.0078.

Disciplines

Physics

Copyright

1970 American Physical Society.

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