Extraction of weak transition strengths via the (He-3, t) reaction at 420 MeV

R. G. T. Zegers*, T. Adachi, H. Akimune, Sam M. Austin, A. M. van den Berg, B. A. Brown, Y. Fujita, M. Fujiwara, S. Gales, C. J. Guess, M. N. Harakeh, H. Hashimoto, K. Hatanaka, R. Hayami, G. W. Hitt, M. E. Howard, M. Itoh, T. Kawabata, K. Kawase, M. KinoshitaM. Matsubara, K. Nakanishi, S. Nakayama, S. Okumura, T. Ohta, Y. Sakemi, Y. Shimbara, Y. Shimizu, C. Scholl, C. Simenel, Y. Tameshige, A. Tamii, M. Uchida, T. Yamagata, M. Yosoi

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    Abstract

    Differential cross sections for transitions of known weak strength were measured with the (He-3, t) reaction at 420 MeV on targets of C-12, C-13, O-18, Mg-26, Ni-58, Ni-60, Zr-90, Sn-118, Sn-120, and Pb-208. Using these data, it is shown that the proportionalities between strengths and cross sections for this probe follow simple trends as a function of mass number. These trends can be used to confidently determine Gamow-Teller strength distributions in nuclei for which the proportionality cannot be calibrated via beta-decay strengths. Although theoretical calculations in the distorted-wave Born approximation overestimate the data, they allow one to understand the main experimental features and to predict deviations from the simple trends observed in some of the transitions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number202501
    Number of pages4
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume99
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16-Nov-2007

    Keywords

    • SPECTROMETER GRAND RAIDEN
    • DOUBLE-BETA DECAYS
    • INTERMEDIATE ENERGIES
    • SCATTERING
    • NUCLEI

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