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- Gueorguieva, E., et al.
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High-spin states in Au-191 : Evidence for triaxial shape?
- 2003
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 68:5, s. 543081-5430814
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The level scheme of Au-191 was considerably extended to high spin using gamma spectroscopy with the Eurogam-II array and internal conversion measurements with the Orsay electron spectrometer. Several bands that appear as strongly coupled were associated with low- Omega configurations in Au-191 . Using total routhian surface and cranked shell model calculations it was shown that these bands have a rotation-aligned nature and are most likely generated by the nonaxiallity of the nucleus induced by the odd proton. The predictions for the presence of such bands in Au-191 and in the oblate nuclei in the Pt-Au-Hg region found excellent agreement with the experimental data, as well as the predictions for their alignments and band-crossing frequencies in Au-191 .
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- Gueorguieva, E., et al.
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Sets of rotation-aligned bands indicating nonaxiality in Au-190
- 2004
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 69:4, s. 044320-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The level scheme of Au-190 was extended up to high spin using gamma spectroscopy with the Eurogam-II array and internal conversion measurements with the electron- gamma spectrometer of Orsay. Several sets of rotation-aligned bands were found and associated with high- j, low- K configurations. According to the total Routhian surface and cranked shell model calculations these bands are caused by the nonaxiality of the nuclear deformation (gammaless than or equal to-70degrees). Furthermore, very good agreement was obtained between the experimental data and the theoretical predictions for the properties of these bands, such as alignments, band-crossing frequencies, and signature inversion, thus supporting the suggested nonaxial shapes.
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- Arrowsmith, C. D., et al.
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Laboratory realization of relativistic pair-plasma beams
- 2024
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In: Nature Communications. - : Springer Nature. - 2041-1723. ; 15:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Relativistic electron-positron plasmas are ubiquitous in extreme astrophysical environments such as black-hole and neutron-star magnetospheres, where accretion-powered jets and pulsar winds are expected to be enriched with electron-positron pairs. Their role in the dynamics of such environments is in many cases believed to be fundamental, but their behavior differs significantly from typical electron-ion plasmas due to the matter-antimatter symmetry of the charged components. So far, our experimental inability to produce large yields of positrons in quasi-neutral beams has restricted the understanding of electron-positron pair plasmas to simple numerical and analytical studies, which are rather limited. We present the first experimental results confirming the generation of high-density, quasi-neutral, relativistic electron-positron pair beams using the 440 GeV/c beam at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) accelerator. Monte Carlo simulations agree well with the experimental data and show that the characteristic scales necessary for collective plasma behavior, such as the Debye length and the collisionless skin depth, are exceeded by the measured size of the produced pair beams. Our work opens up the possibility of directly probing the microphysics of pair plasmas beyond quasi-linear evolution into regimes that are challenging to simulate or measure via astronomical observations.
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- JONGMAN, JR, et al.
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HIGH-SPIN STATES IN EU-148
- 1995
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In: NUCLEAR PHYSICS A. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ; 581:1, s. 165-188
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- High-spin states in the odd-odd nucleus Eu-148, populated by a carbon-13 induced reaction on a lanthanum target, were investigated with several different tools of in-beam nuclear spectroscopy. The low-energy levels show collective excitations, interpreted
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- Lawrie, E. A., et al.
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Candidate chiral bands in Tl-198
- 2010
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In: European Physical Journal A. Hadrons and Nuclei. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1434-6001. ; 45:1, s. 39-50
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- High-spin states in Tl-198 were studied using the Au-197(alpha, 3n) reaction. The level scheme was considerably extended including two new bands and several non-yrast levels. One of the new bands is possibly a chiral partner to the yrast pi h(9/2) circle times vi(13/2)(-1) band. Two-quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model calculations suggest an aplanar orientation of the total angular momenta for these bands, thus supporting possible chirality.
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- Lawrie, E. A., et al.
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Possible chirality in the doubly-odd Tl-198 nucleus: Residual interaction at play
- 2008
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In: Physical Review C (Nuclear Physics). - 0556-2813. ; 78:2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A candidate for chiral bands was found in Tl-198 for the first time in a mass region of oblate (or nonaxial with gamma >= 30 degrees) deformed nuclei. Two bands show very similar quasiparticle alignments, moments of inertia, and B(M1)/B(E2) ratios. They have a relative excitation energy of about 500 keV and different patterns of energy staggering. Calculations using the two-quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model with residual proton-neutron interaction included show that a triaxial deformation with gamma similar to 44 degrees agrees very well with all the experimental observations. Furthennore, considerable energy staggering for both partner bands was calculated for this pi h(9/2) circle times vi(13/2)(-1) configuration at gamma - 30 degrees, suggesting that chiral bands may have substantial energy staggering.
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