beta decay and isomeric properties of neutron-rich Ca and Sc isotopes

H. L. Crawford, R. V. F. Janssens, P. F. Mantica, J. S. Berryman, R. Broda, M. P. Carpenter, N. Cieplicka, B. Fornal, G. F. Grinyer, N. Hoteling, B. P. Kay, T. Lauritsen, K. Minamisono, I. Stefanescu, J. B. Stoker, W. B. Walters, S. Zhu

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Abstract

The isomeric and beta-decay properties of neutron-rich Sc53-57 and Ca-53,Ca-54 nuclei near neutron number N = 32 are reported, and the low-energy level schemes of Sc-53,Sc-54,Sc-56 and Ti53-57 are presented. The low-energy level structures of the Sc-21 isotopes are discussed in terms of the coupling of the valence 1f(7/2) proton to states in the corresponding Ca-20 cores. Implications with respect to the robustness of the N = 32 subshell closure are discussed, as well as the repercussions for a possible N = 34 subshell closure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number014311
Pages (from-to)-
Number of pages15
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2010

Keywords

  • SHELL-MODEL
  • NUCLEI
  • CLOSURES
  • BEAMS
  • CA-52
  • TI-55
  • N=32
  • MASS

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