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Half-life measurement of the107-keV isomeric state in 45Cr

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Abstract

The atomic nuclei near the self-conjugate line at Z=21 or N=21 are known to systematically have spin-gap isomers formed by low-lying d3/2 and f7/2 orbitals. In 42-47Sc isotopes, isomers with the d3/2-hole configuration have already been reported, while some of the mirror configuration isomers within the N=21 isotones remain unreported.

Our presentation will report an isomeric state in 45Cr with an excitation energy of 107 keV. In the previous studies, this state was tentatively assigned as the mirror state of a known isomeric state at 12.4 keV in 45Sc with a half-life of 325.8 ms. Only the lower limit of the lifetime of the 107-keV state was reported before (>80 us [Uthayakumaar et al. PRC106, 024327]), and it was estimated to be on the order of 100 micro-seconds. Our recent experiment successfully determined the lifetime of this state for the first time.

We carried out the delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy of 45Cr in combination with the TOF-Bρ direct mass measurements at OEDO-SHARAQ in RIBF. After the TOF measurements of the secondary beam particles, they were implanted into an active stopper consisting of two plastic scintillators located downstream of the final focal plane of OEDO-SHARAQ. For the delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy, two HPGe detectors were placed in the proximity of the active stopper, perpendicular to the beamline.

In this presentation, we will discuss the features of the isomeric state in 45Cr and 45Sc and the isospin symmetry of pf shell nuclei in comparison with the theoretical predictions.

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Presenters

  • Mei Amitani

    Tokyo City University

Authors

  • Mei Amitani

    Tokyo City University

  • Yuki Nakamura

    Tokyo City University

  • Chihaya Fukushima

    Tokyo City University

  • Daiki Nishimura

    Tokyo City University, Tokyo city University, Tokyo City Univ.

  • Shin'ichiro Michimasa

    CNS, The University of Tokyo, The University of Tokyo, Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo, Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, CNS, University of Tokyo, CNS, University of Tokyo, Japan

  • Shutaro Hanai

    Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo, Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo

  • Eiji Ideguchi

    RCNP, Osaka University

  • Nobuaki Imai

    Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo, Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, CNS, University of Tokyo, CNS, University of Tokyo, Japan, Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo

  • Keita Kawata

    Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo, Research Center for Nuclear Physics,Osaka University

  • Hiroki Nishibata

    Kyushu University

  • Kodai Okawa

    Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo

  • Takeshi Y Saito

    Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo, RIKEN AMO physics Laboratory, RIKEN AMO Physics Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Laboratory, RIKEN

  • Daisuke Suzuki

    RIKEN Nishina Center

  • Hiroyuki Takahashi

    Tokyo City University

  • Hisato Tanaka

    Kyushu University

  • Rin Yokoyama

    CNS, The University of Tokyo, Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo