Lifetime measurements of low-spin negative-parity levels in Gd 160

  • S. R. Lesher
  • , Clark Casarella
  • , A. Aprahamian
  • , Robledo
  • , B. P. Crider
  • , R. Ikeyama
  • , I. R. Marsh
  • , M. T. McEllistrem
  • , E. E. Peters
  • , F. M. Prados-Estévez
  • , M. K. Smith
  • , Z. R. Tully
  • , J. R. Vanhoy
  • , S. W. Yates

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Abstract

Gd160(n,n′γ) experiments were performed with accelerator-produced monoenergetic neutrons. Excitation functions at neutron energies from 1.5 to 2.8 MeV aided in the placement of γ rays in the level scheme and angular distributions at three neutron energies resulted in the determination of 28 excited-level lifetimes or limits in Gd160, including the lifetimes of several negative-parity levels attributed to octupole vibrations.
Original languageEnglish
Article number064309
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume95
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 12 2017

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