Nuclear γ‐Spectroscopy and the γ‐Spheres

Riley, M.A.; Simpson, John

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“…The large shell gaps at the particle numbers 2, 8, 20 etc are responsible for these spherical nuclei, often referred to as 'magic', eg. 4 He, 16 O, 40 Ca etc being especially stable. This is analogous to the atomic shell closures in the noble gases.…”

Section: The Discovery Of High-spin Nuclear Superdeformation and Iden...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Each major advance in gamma-ray detector technology has resulted in significant new phenomena being discovered bringing fresh insight into the structure of nuclei. At present the field is evolving from the large 4π arrays of escape-suppressed spectrometers, such as Gammasphere and Euroball, to 4π Ge shell arrays, such as GRETA (Gamma Ray Energy Tracking Array) in the USA and AGATA (Advanced Gamma Tracking Array) in Europe, see [4,5] and references therein. These latter systems will employ the technique of gamma-ray tracking in electrically segmented Ge crystals abandoning the concept of physical suppression shields.…”

Section: Spectrometer Developmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Scr. 91 (2016) 123002 (19pp) doi:10.1088/0031-8949/91/12/123002 4 Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed.…”

Section: Introduction To Gamma Spectroscopy and Arraysmentioning

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High resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy and the fascinating angular momentum realm of the atomic nucleus

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In 1974 Aage Bohr and Ben Mottelson predicted the different 'phases' that may be expected in deformed nuclei as a function of increasing angular momentum and excitation energy all the way up to the fission limit. While admitting their picture was highly conjectural they confidently stated '...with the ingenious experimental approaches that are being developed, we may look forward with excitement to the detailed spectroscopic studies that will illuminate the behaviour of the spinning quantised nucleus'. High resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy has indeed been a major tool in studying the structure of atomic nuclei and has witnessed numerous significant advances over the last four decades. This article will select highlights from investigations at the Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark, and Daresbury Laboratory, UK, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, some of which have continued at other national laboratories in Europe and the USA to the present day. These studies illustrate the remarkable diversity of phenomena and symmetries exhibited by nuclei in the angular momentum-excitation energy plane that continue to surprise and fascinate scientists.

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Section: The Discovery Of High-spin Nuclear Superdeformation and Iden...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spectrometer Developmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%