E0 components of Jπ -> Jπ Transitions in 154Gd
Abstract
E0 components of transitions between two states of the same spin and parity are challenging to measure, with sparse information available in nuclear databases. A recent study of 154Gd showed the nucleus to have 16 0+ states. 154Gd is well-studied by a number of reactions, hence it is an ideal candidate to search for E0 transitions. We will report on our results for transitions in 154Gd following the 152Sm(α,2n) reaction using the Internal Conversion Electron Ball (ICEBall) array in coincidence with γ-rays at the University of Notre Dame Nuclear Science Laboratory (NSL). ICEBall was re-implemented at the NSL 4 years ago and the γ-rays were detected by Clovershare, segmented HPGe detectors purchased by the Yale Nuclear Structure Laboratory that are shared by a consortium of universities and laboratories for experimental campaigns.
This work is supported by NSF Grant PHY-1419765.- Publication:
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APS Division of Nuclear Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- September 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017APS..DNP.NC007S