Recoil-fission tagging of the transfermium nucleus 252No

A. P. Leppänen*, J. Uusitalo, P. T. Greenlees, R. D. Herzberg, N. Amzal, F. Becker, P. A. Butler, A. J.C. Chewter, J. F.C. Cocks, O. Dorvaux, S. Eeckhaudt, K. Eskola, J. Gerl, T. Grahn, N. J. Hammond, K. Hauschild, K. Helariutta, F. P. Heßberger, M. Houry, G. D. JonesP. M. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, H. Kankaanpää, H. Kettunen, T. L. Khoo, W. Korten, P. Kuusiniemi, Y. Le Coz, M. Leino, C. J. Lister, R. Lucas, M. Muikku, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R. D. Page, J. Pakarinen, P. Rahkila, P. Reiter, J. Sarén, Ch Schlegel, C. Scholey, O. Stezowski, Ch Theisen, W. H. Trzaska, H. J. Wollersheim

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    Abstract

    An in-beam study of the transfermium nucleus 252No has been performed using the JUROSPHERE II array of germanium detectors coupled to the gas-filled recoil separator RITU. A new technique of recoil-fission tagging was used to extract tagged γ-ray data. Having significant spontaneous fission and α-decay branches, 252No is an ideal candidate for a comparative study. In a similar manner to α-decay tagging the fission events can be used to obtain γ-ray data. The recoil-fission tagged γ-ray spectrum showed a similar structure to the α-decay tagged γ-ray spectrum. By comparing the α-tagged and fission-tagged spectra and decay curves, it was shown that the spontaneous fission originates from the same initial state as the α decay. This extension of the tagging method allows in-beam spectroscopic data to be obtained from heavy nuclei with significant spontaneous-fission branches.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)301-306
    Number of pages6
    JournalEuropean Physical Journal A
    Volume28
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006

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