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L'étude des noyaux exotiques est un outil important pour sonder la structure nucléaire des noyaux éloignés de la stabilité. Pour des noyaux situés à la drip-line proton, l'émission directe de protons a été prédite depuis le début des années 1960. Ce travail de thèse est focalisé sur l'étude de la radioactivité 2-protons du noyau 45Fe. Un modèle théorique récent, dit modèle à trois corps, prévoit les corrélations énergétiques et angulaires qui doivent exister entre les protons émis. Afin d'étudier le processus d'émission, une Chambre à Projection Temporelle a spécialement été conçue pour reconstruire en trois dimensions la trajectoire des protons. Elle a été utilisée pendant une expérience sur le séparateur LISE3 du GANIL pour l'étude de 45Fe. Pour la première fois, les deux protons émis ont pu être détectés individuellement. Des outils d'analyse spécifiques ont permis de calculer les corrélations énergétiques entre les protons, montrant qu'ils partagent équitablement l'énergie disponible, tel que le prévoient les différents modèles théoriques. Les corrélations angulaires ont été étudiées, mais le manque de statistique ne permet pas de trancher définitivement sur le processus d'émission mis en jeu même si les données sont en accord avec les prévisions du modèle à trois corps. L'expérience a également permis d'étudier l'émission retardée de protons de 43Cr. L'émission beta-2p a été identifiée ; les corrélations énergétiques et angulaires sont en faveur d'une émission séquentielle des deux protons. Enfin, et pour la première fois, l'émission retardée de trois protons a été observée pour ce noyau. / The study of exotic nuclei is a powerful tool to probe the nuclear structure far from stability. For nuclei at the proton drip-line, the direct emission of protons has been predicted since the beginning of 1960s. This PhD thesis is focused on the study of the 2-proton radioactivity of 45Fe. A recent theoretical model, called three-body model, predicts the energetic and angular correlations which have to exist between the two protons emitted. In order to study the emission process, a Time Projection Chamber was especially developped to reconstruct the proton tracks in the three-dimension space. It was used during an experiment performed at the LISE3 separator of GANIL for the study of 45Fe. For the first time the two protons emitted were individually observed. A specific analysis allows us to calculate the energetic correlations between protons, showing they share equally the decay energy, as predicted by the whole theoretical models. The angular correlations were studied, but the lack of statistics does not allow us to determine definitively the emission process which occurs even though the data agree with the three-body model predictions. Moreover, the experiment allowed to study the proton delayed emission of 43Cr. The beta-2p emission was identified; the energetic and angular correlations favour a sequential emission of the two protons. Finally, the delayed emission of three protons was observed for the first time for this nucleus.

Utilizando tecnicas de espectroscopia-GAMA em linha e reacoes do tipo (hi, xnypGAMA) que populam estados de alto spin estudou-se a estrutura do nucleo duplamente impar ANTPOT.136 PR atraves das reacoes ANTPOT.123 SB (ANTPOT.16 O, 3n)ANTPOT.136 PR e ANTPOT.126 TE (ANTPOT.14 N 4n)ANTPOT.136 PR. Foram realizadas medidas de funcoes de excitacao em quatro energias, e coincidencias GAMA-GAMA-t e distribuicoes angulares em 69mev e 56mev, respectivamente, utilizando detetores hpge de alta resolucao (2kev) e alvos de isotopos enriquecidos de ANTPOT.123 SB (99%) e ANTPOT.126 TE (94%) com espessuras de aproximadamente 9mg/CENTIMETROS QUADRADOS. O esquema de niveis de energia do ANTPOT.136 PR evidencia duas bandas rotacionais que populam um estado isomerico com meia-vida de 92ns. A banda yrast e caracterizada por um staggering em seus niveis de energia, com transicoes m1 intensas e e2 fracas baseada na configuracao PI (h ind.11/2) IND.1/2 TETA NI (h ind.11/2) IND.9/2, de acordo com a sistematica da regiao de massa a=130, mostrando um pequeno energy splitting de 40kev. Na banda secundaria pressupoe-se a configuracao PI (d ind.5/2) IND.3/2 TETA NI (h ind.11/2) IND.11/2. Os resultados experimentais foram interpretados com base no cranked shell model que predizem deformacoes GAMA pequenas e negativas na regiao dos LA e PR / The structure of the doubly odd nucleus 136pr has been studied using techniques of on-line -spectroscopy with the reactions 123Sb (16O,3n) 136 Pr and 126Te(14 N,4n)136 Pr populating high spin states. The excitation functions were measured at four energies, and - t coincidences and angular distributions at 69MeV and 56MeV , respectively, using high resolution HPGe detectors (2keV) and targets of enriched isotopes of 123 Sb (99%) and 126Te (94%) with thicknesses of approximately 9mg/cm². The energy level scheme of 136Pr shows two rotational bands which populate one isomeric state with a half-life of 92s. The Yrast band is characterized by the staggering in energy levels with intense M1 transitions and weak E2 transitions, based on a configuration (h11/2)1/2 v(h11/2)9/2 in agreemment with the sistematics of the mass region A = 130. There is a small energy splitting of 40keV. For the secondary band a configuration n(d5/2)3/2 (h11/2)11/2 is possible. Experimental results were interpreted within the framework of the Cranked Shell Model which predicts small negative deformations in the La and Pr region.

Um dos modelos mais utilizados para a descrição de núcleos é o Modelo de Camadas em Larga Escala, que demonstrou grande acurácia na descrição detalhada de propriedades nucleares. Na região de massa A = 50 80, os orbitais 1g9/2 e 2d5/2 são fundamentais para a descrição de estados excitados com mudança de paridade e de estruturas deformadas, porém suas contribuições na descrição de estados excitados de núcleos com número de massa ímpar e núcleos duplamente ímpares perto da linha de estabilidade ainda estão por ser investigadas. Nesta tese, a importância dos orbitais 1g9/2 e 2d5/2 na formação dos estados excitados dos núcleos duplamente ímpares 64,66,68,70Ga é estudada sistematicamente, levando também em consideração a descrição dos isótopos de Zn, Ge e Ga com número de massa ímpar pelo Modelo de Camadas em Larga Escala. Propriedades dos estados excitados, como energia e vidas médias de alguns estados isoméricos, foram medidas experimentalmente para os isótopos 64,66,70Ga e para o núcleo 67Ge na Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, e na Universidade Estadual da Florida, EUA, utilizando os espectrômetros de raios SACI-PERERE, SISMEI e FSU Clover Array e as reações de fusão-evaporação 58Ni(12C, xpynz)64Ga,67Ge, 55Mn(18O, xpynz)66,70Ga, 58Ni(11B, 2pn)66Ga e 51V(19F, p3n) 66Ga. Os resultados experimentais obtidos para estes núcleos, assim como os conhecidos na literatura para os núcleos 68Ga e de Zn, Ga e Ge com número de massa ímpar foram comparados com as previsões do Modelo de Camadas em Larga Escala utilizando cinco interações residuais: JUN45, FPG, FPG (Neutron Rich), JJ4b-SDI para a descrição de excitações para o orbital 1g9/2 e LNPS para excitações para o orbital 2d5/2. Foram identificadas 34 novas transições e 19 novos estados excitados pertencentes ao núcleo 67Ge, uma nova transição e um novo estado excitado para o núcleo 70Ga e foram confirmadas as transições e estados excitados previamente identificados em trabalhos anteriores para os núcleos 64,66Ga. As multipolaridades de algumas transições dos núcleos 64,66,70Ga e 67Ge foram determinadas utilizando a razão DCO (Correlações Direcionadas de Radiação Emitida por Estados Orientados). A meia vida medida do estado isomérico de energia igual a 1464,33 (15) keV, pertencente ao núcleo 66Ga, é igual a T1/2 = 58,1 (12) ns, enquanto que para o estado isomérico do núcleo 67Ge, de energia igual a 751,70 (6) keV, a meia vida medida foi de T1/2= 107,2 (23) ns. As interações efetivas JUN45 e FPG se mostraram mais adequadas para a descrição dos isótopos 64,66,68,70Ga, indicando que os estados de paridade negativa são formados preferencialmente pela ocupação de 1 nêutron no orbital 1g9/2. No caso dos núcleos mais ricos em nêutrons 68,70Ga, em que excitações de nêutrons provenientes da camada pf para o orbital 2d5/2 poderiam ocorrer, os resultados calculados com a interação LNPS mostraram que orbital 2d5/2 praticamente não é ocupado, apenas o orbital 1g9/2 é ocupado na camada gds. / One of the most reliable models for describing nuclei is the Large Scale Shell Model, which has been shown to reproduce with very good accuracy detailed nuclear properties. In the A=50-80 mass region, the 1g9/2 and 2d5/2 orbitals are needed to describe the parity changes of the excited states and deformed structures, but the role of these two orbitals in the excited states of odd and odd-odd-mass nuclei near the stability line has still to be investigated. In this thesis, a systematic study is performed to determine the role of the 1g9/2 and 2d5/2 orbitals in the excited states of odd-odd 64,66,68,70Ga. This has been done in the framework of a systematic study of odd-mass Zn, Ga and Ge nuclei in the mass A= 60 -70 region by means of Large Scale Shell Model calculations. Nuclear properties of 64,66,70Ga and 67Ge nuclei, such as the energy of the excited states and the lifetime of isomeric states were measured at University of São Paulo, Brazil, and at Florida State University, USA, using the SACI-PERERE, SISMEI and FSU Clover Array -ray spectrometers and the 58Ni(12C, xpynz)64Ga,67Ge, 55Mn(18O, xpynz)66,70Ga, 58Ni(11B, 2pn)66Ga and 51V(19F, p3n) 66Ga fusionevaporation reactions. The obtained experimental results for those nuclei and the known values of 68Ga and odd-mass Zn, Ga, Ge were compared with the results of the Large Scale Shell Model using five different residual interactions: JUN45, FPG, FPG (Neutron Rich), JJ4b-SDI to describe excitations to the 1g9/2 orbital and LNPS to describe the excitations to the 2d5/2 orbital. Thirty-four new transitions and 19 new excited states were identified in the 67Ge nucleus, one new transition and an excited state were found in the 70Ga nucleus, while the excited states and transitions of 64,66Ga nuclei known in previous works were confirmed. The multipolarities of some transitions of 64,66,70Ga and 67Ge nuclei were determined by using the DCO ratios (Directional Correlations of -rays from Oriented States of Nuclei). The measured value for the half-life of the 66Ga 1464.33 (15) keV isomeric state is T1/2 = 58.1 (12) ns, while the measured value for the half-life of the 67Ge 751.70 (6) keV isomeric state is T1/2= 107.2 (23) ns. The JUN45 and FPG effective interactions give a good description of the excited states of the 64,66,68,70Ga isotopes and they have shown that the negative parity excited states were preferentially formed by the excitation of only one neutron to the 1g9/2 orbital. In the case of the more neutron rich 68,70Ga nuclei, where neutron excitations from the pf shell to the 2d5/2 could occur, the calculated results using the LNPS effective interaction have shown that the 2d5/2 orbital remains practically empty and only the 1g9/2 orbital is occupied in the gds shell.

Um espectrômetro automático de correlação angular Ge(Li)-Ge(Li) foi desenvolvido. O espectrômetro é movido automaticamente, controlado um microcomputador. A correlação angular direcional gama-gama entre transições coincidentes dos níveis do ANTPOT100 RU, alimentados pelo decaimento ß+ e por captura de elétrons do ANTPOT 100 R foi medida. A fonte de ANTPOT 100 Ru foi produzida na reação ANTPOT 100 Ru (p, n) Rh POT. 100 utilizando o feixe de prótons do Acelerador cíclotron. Foram medidas 30 cascatas simples e 11 cascatas triplas produzindo como resultado a assinalação do spin e paridade dos estados de 1865 kev, 1881 kev, 2099 kev, 2167 kev, 2241 kev, 2517 kev, e 3070 kev e a determinação dos valores de mistura multipolar de 21 transições sendo que 12 delas pela primeira vez. Foi medido ainda o valor da razão de mistura multipolar Q POT. 2 (E0\\E2) da transição 2+ IND. 2 2+ IND. 2 / Knowledge of the spectral distribution of radiation emitted by radiodiagnostic units provides important information, which can be applied to the Quality Assurance and Radiological Protection programs. Detectors which utilize Silicon PIN Photodiodes have been increasingly used in recent years, due to their low cost and being worked with at room temperature, the liquid nitrogen containers used with Ge and Si(Li) detectors not being necessary. Although, initially, the PIN photodiodes have a poorer energy resolution, as compared with Ge detectors, it\'s good enough for most purposes. Moreover, the development of thermoelectrically cooled systems and low noise level pre-amplifiers have resulted in PIN photodiodes achieving comparable resolutions to Ge ones. This work seeks to establish the properties of detectors made with Silicon PIN photodiodes and to develop the correctional process of the raw specffa both for the efficiency of the detector and other relevant factors, with the aim of obtaining the true spectrum emitted by radiodiagnostic equipment. The radiation spectra of radiodiagnostic equipment experimentally obtained were compared with theoretical spectra calculated from a semi-empirical model. Furthermore, mammography x-ray spectra scattered by a breast simulator were obtained. As a direct application of these experimentally measured spectra, methodologies were developed to determine the peak kilovoltage (kvp) of X-Ray tubes, to be able to calibrate kVp meters, and the half-value layer (HW) of the beams of interest.

Foram medidos os momentos magnéticos dos estados da banda rotacional do estado fundamental do ANTPOT 159 Tb, através da técnica da distribuição angular perturbada, utilizando-se o campo magnético transiente. Os estados do ANTPOT. 159 Tb foram populados via excitação coulombiana com feixe de ANTPOT. 35 Cl a 88 Me V, sendo os raios -y, emitidos na desexcitação dos estados, observados em coincidência com as partículas retroespalhadas do feixe. Os momentos magnéticos medidos neste trabalho, foram comparados com as previsões de modelos híbridos (rotor+partícula e rotor triaxial+quase-partícula), nos quais a hamiltoniana do núcleo é separada em uma parte fenomenológica que descreve o caroço e uma parte microscópica que leva em conta o movimento da partícula desemparelhada. Os resultados experimentais também foram interpretados com um cálculo puramente microscópico, baseado no modelo de camadas com projeção de momento angular. Os níveis de energia da banda do estado fundamental são bem descritos pelos modelos, embora o staggering em energia previsto pelo modelo rotor triaxial+quase-partícula apresente uma fase de oscilação oposta à observada. Os momentos magnéticos experimentais são bem reproduzidos pelos modelos, nos quais a inclusão de outras configurações sugere uma pequena oscilação, observada nos resultados experimentais. As probabilidades de transição magnéticas B(M1) não são bem descritas por nenhum dos modelos, nos quais a inclusão de várias configurações atenua os valores calculados. / Magnetic moments of the levels in the ground state rotational band of 159Tb were measured using the transient magnetic field perturbed angular distribution technique. The levels in 159Tb were populated by Coulomb excitation with an 88 MeV beam and the deexciting rays were observed in coincidence with backscattered projectiles. The magnetic moments measured in this work were compared with hybrid models (rotor+particle and triaxial rotor+quasiparticle) in which the Hamiltonian of the nucleus is separated in a phenomenological part describing the core and a rnicroscopic part which takes into acconnt the movement of the unpaired particle. The experimental results were also interpreted with a purely microscopic calculation based on the angular momentum projection shell model. The energy levels in the ground state band are well described by the models, although the energy staggering predicted in the triaxial rotor+quasi-particle calculation has a phase opposite to the observed one. The experimental magnetic moments are well reproduced by the models, with the band miring suggesting a slight oscillation as observed in the experimental data. The magnetic transition probabilities B(M1) are not well described by the models, in which the band mixing attenuates the calculated values.

Les noyaux super lourds offrent la possibilité d’étudier la structure nucléaire à trois limites simultanément: en charge Z, spin I et énergie d’excitation E∗. Ces noyaux existent seulement grâce à une barrière de fission créée par les effets de couche. Il est donc important de déterminer cette barrière de fission et sa dépendance en spin Bf(I), qui nous renseigne sur l’énergie de couche Eshell(I). Les théories prédisent des valeurs différentes pour la hauteur de la barrière de fission, allant de Bf(I = 0) = 6.8 MeV dans un modèle macro-microscopique à 8.7 MeV pour des calculs de la théorie de la fonctionnelle de la densité utilisant l’interaction Gogny ou Skyrme. Une mesure de Bf fournit donc un test des théories.Pour étudier la barrière de fission, la méthode établie est de mesurer, par réaction de transfert, l’augmentation de la fission avec l’énergie d’excitation, caractérisée par le rapport des largeurs de décroissance Γfission/Γtotal,. Cependant, pour les éléments lourds comme 254No, il n’existe pas de cible appropriée pour une réaction de transfert. Il faut s’en remettre à un rapport de largeur de décroissance complémentaire: Γγ/Γfission et sa dépendance en spin, déduite de la distribution d’entrée (I, E∗).Des mesures de la multiplicité et l’énergie totale des rayons γ de254No ont été faites aux énergies de faisceau 219 et 223 MeV pour la réaction 208Pb(48Ca,2n) à ATLAS (Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System). Les rayons γ du 254No ont été détectés par le multi-détecteur Gammasphere utilisé comme calorimètre – et aussi comme détecteur de rayons γ de haute résolution. Les coïncidences avec les résidus d’évaporation au plan focal du Fragment Mass Analyzer ont permis de séparer les rayons γ du 254No de ceux issus de la fission, qui sont > 10^6 fois plus intenses. De ces mesures, la distribution d’entrée – c’est-à-dire la distribution initiale en I et E∗ – est reconstruite. Chaque point (I,E∗) de la distribution d’entrée est un point où la décroissance γ l’a emporté sur la fission, et ainsi, contient une information sur la barrière de fission.La distribution d’entrée mesurée montre une augmentation du spin maximal et de l’énergie d’excitation entre les énergies de faisceau 219 et 223 MeV. La distribution présente une saturation de E∗ à hauts spins. Cette saturation est attribuée au fait que, lorsque E∗ augmente au-dessus de la barrière, Γfission domine rapidement. Il en résulte une troncation de la distribution d’entrée à haute énergie qui permet la détermination de la hauteur de la barrière de fission.La mesure expérimentale de la distribution d’entrée est également comparée avec des distributions d’entrée calculées par des simulations de cascades de décroissance qui prennent en compte le processus de formation du noyau, incluant la capture et la survie, en fonction de E∗ et I. Dans ce travail, nous avons utilisé les codes KEWPIE2 et NRV pour simuler les distributions d’entrée. / Super heavy nuclei provide opportunities to study nuclear structure near three simultaneous limits: in charge Z, spin I and excitation energy E∗. These nuclei exist only because of a fission barrier, created by shell effects. It is therefore important to determine the fission barrier and its spin dependence Bf(I), which gives information on the shell energy Eshell(I). Theoretical calculations predict different fission barrier heights from Bf(I = 0) = 6.8 MeV for a macro-microscopic model to 8.7 MeV for Density Functional Theory calculations using the Gogny or Skyrme interactions. Hence, a measurement of Bf provides a test for theories.To investigate the fission barrier, an established method is to measure the rise of fission with excitation energy, characterized by the ratio of decay widths Γfission/Γtotal, using transfer reactions. However, for heavy elements such as 254No, there is no suitable target for a transfer reaction. We therefore rely on the complementary decay widths ratio Γγ/Γfission and its spin dependence, deduced from the entry distribution (I, E∗).Measurements of the gamma-ray multiplicity and total energy for 254No have been performed with beam energies of 219 and 223 MeV in the reaction 208Pb(48Ca,2n) at ATLAS (Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System). The 254No gamma rays were detected using the Gammasphere array as a calorimeter – as well as the usual high resolution γ-ray detector. Coincidences with evaporation residues at the Fragment Mass Analyzer focal plane separated 254No gamma rays from those from fission fragments, which are > 10^6 more intense. From this measurement, the entry distribution – i.e. the initial distribution of I and E∗ – is constructed. Each point (I,E∗) of the entry distribution is a point where gamma decay wins over fission and, therefore, gives information on the fission barrier.The measured entry distributions show an increase in the maximum spin and excitation energy from 219 to 223 MeV of beam energy. The distributions show a saturation of E∗ for high spins. The saturation is attributed to the fact that, as E∗ increases above the saddle, Γfission rapidly dominates. The resulting truncation of the entry distribution at high E∗ allows a determination of the fission barrier height.The experimental entry distributions are also compared with entry distributions calculated with decay cascade codes which take into account the full nucleus formation process, including the capture process and the subsequent survival probability as a function of E∗ and I. We used the KEWPIE2 and NRV codes to simulate the entry distribution.

Um espectrômetro automático de correlação angular Ge(Li)-Ge(Li) foi desenvolvido. O espectrômetro é movido automaticamente, controlado um microcomputador. A correlação angular direcional gama-gama entre transições coincidentes dos níveis do ANTPOT100 RU, alimentados pelo decaimento ß+ e por captura de elétrons do ANTPOT 100 R foi medida. A fonte de ANTPOT 100 Ru foi produzida na reação ANTPOT 100 Ru (p, n) Rh POT. 100 utilizando o feixe de prótons do Acelerador cíclotron. Foram medidas 30 cascatas simples e 11 cascatas triplas produzindo como resultado a assinalação do spin e paridade dos estados de 1865 kev, 1881 kev, 2099 kev, 2167 kev, 2241 kev, 2517 kev, e 3070 kev e a determinação dos valores de mistura multipolar de 21 transições sendo que 12 delas pela primeira vez. Foi medido ainda o valor da razão de mistura multipolar Q POT. 2 (E0\\E2) da transição 2+ IND. 2 2+ IND. 2 / Knowledge of the spectral distribution of radiation emitted by radiodiagnostic units provides important information, which can be applied to the Quality Assurance and Radiological Protection programs. Detectors which utilize Silicon PIN Photodiodes have been increasingly used in recent years, due to their low cost and being worked with at room temperature, the liquid nitrogen containers used with Ge and Si(Li) detectors not being necessary. Although, initially, the PIN photodiodes have a poorer energy resolution, as compared with Ge detectors, it\'s good enough for most purposes. Moreover, the development of thermoelectrically cooled systems and low noise level pre-amplifiers have resulted in PIN photodiodes achieving comparable resolutions to Ge ones. This work seeks to establish the properties of detectors made with Silicon PIN photodiodes and to develop the correctional process of the raw specffa both for the efficiency of the detector and other relevant factors, with the aim of obtaining the true spectrum emitted by radiodiagnostic equipment. The radiation spectra of radiodiagnostic equipment experimentally obtained were compared with theoretical spectra calculated from a semi-empirical model. Furthermore, mammography x-ray spectra scattered by a breast simulator were obtained. As a direct application of these experimentally measured spectra, methodologies were developed to determine the peak kilovoltage (kvp) of X-Ray tubes, to be able to calibrate kVp meters, and the half-value layer (HW) of the beams of interest.

Ce travail de thèse s'inscrit dans le cadre du développement de la méthode de mélange de configurations multiparticules-multitrous visant à décrire les propriétés de structure des noyaux atomiques. Basée sur un double principe variationnel, cette approche permet de déterminer simultanément les coefficients d'expansion de la fonction d'onde et les orbitales individuelles.Dans ce manuscrit, le formalisme complet méthode de mélange de configurations multiparticules-multitrous auto-cohérente est pour la première fois appliqué à la description de quelques noyaux des couches p et sd, avec l'interaction de Gogny D1S.Un première étude du 12C est effectuée afin de tester et comparer le double processus de convergence lorsque différents types de critères sont appliqués pour sélectionner les configurations à N-corps inclues dans la fonction d'onde du noyau. Une analyse détaillée de l'effet induit par l'optimisation des orbitales est conduite. En particulier, son impact sur la densité à un corps et sur la fragmentation de la fonction d'onde de l'état fondamental, est analysé.Une étude systématique de noyaux de la couche sd est ensuite conduite. Une analyse précise du contenu en corrélation de l'état fondamental est effectuée, et quelques quantités observables telles que les énergies de liaison et de séparation, ainsi que les rayons de charge, sont calculées et comparées à l'expérience. Les résultats obtenus sont satisfaisants. La spectroscopie de basse énergie est ensuite étudiée. Les énergies d'excitation théoriques sont en très bon accord avec les données expérimentales, et les caractéristiques dipolaires magnétiques sont également satisfaisantes. Les propriétés quadripolaires électriques, et en particulier les probabilités de transition B(E2), sont par contre largement sous-estimée par rapport aux valeurs expérimentales, et révèle un manque important de collectivité dans la fonction d'onde, dû à l'espace de valence restreint considéré. Si la renormalisation des orbitales induit une importante fragmentation de la fonction d'onde de l'état fondamental, seul un effet très faible est obtenu sur les probabilités de transition B(E2). Une tentative d'explication est donnée.Enfin, les informations de structure fournies par la méthode de mélange de configurations multiparticules-multitrous sont utilisées comme ingrédient de base pour des calculs de réactions telles que la diffusion inélastique de protons et d'électrons sur noyaux de la couche sd. Si les résultats révèlent aussi un manque de collectivité, les tendances expérimentales sont bien reproduites et sont améliorées par l'optimisation des orbitales. / This thesis project takes part in the development of the multiparticle-multihole configuration mixing method aiming to describe the structure of atomic nuclei. Based on a double variational principle, this approach allows to determine the expansion coefficients of the wave function and the single-particle states at the same time. In this work we apply for the first time the fully self-consistent formalism of the mp-mh method to the description of a few p- and sd-shell nuclei, using the D1S Gogny interaction.A first study of the 12C nucleus is performed in order to test the doubly iterative convergence procedure when different types of truncation criteria are applied to select the many-body configurations included in the wave-function. A detailed analysis of the effect caused by the orbital optimization is conducted. In particular, its impact on the one-body density and on the fragmentation of the ground state wave function is analyzed.A systematic study of sd-shell nuclei is then performed. A careful analysis of the correlation content of the ground state is first conducted and observables quantities such as binding and separation energies, as well as charge radii are calculated and compared to experimental data. Satisfactory results are found. Spectroscopic properties are also studied. Excitation energies of low-lying states are found in very good agreement with experiment, and the study of magnetic dipole features are also satisfactory. Calculation of electric quadrupole properties, and in particular transition probabilities B(E2), however reveal a clear lack of collectivity of the wave function, due to the reduced valence space used to select the many-body configurations. Although the renormalization of orbitals leads to an important fragmentation of the ground state wave function, only little effect is observed on B(E2) probabilities. A tentative explanation is given.Finally, the structure description of nuclei provided by the multiparticle-multihole configuration mixing method is utilized to study reaction mechanisms such as electron and proton inelastic scattering on sd-shell nuclei. Although the results also suffer from the lack of collectivity, the experimental trends are well reproduced and improved by the orbital optimization.

Synthesis, nuclear structure, and magnetic properties of the perovskites: Nd0.7-xMgxSr0.3MnO3 (x=0.0, 0.1), Nd0.6Mg0.1Sr0.3Mn1-zMgzO3 (z=0.1, 0.2), LaCr1-yMnyO3 (y=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) and La1-xNdxFe0.5Cr0.5O3 (x=0.1, 0.15, 0.2) have been studied. The structure of the samples was investigated by X-ray and Neutron powder diffraction and the magnetic properties were investigated by magnetization measurements using SQUID-magnetometry. All compounds have orthorhombic structure with spacegroup Pnma (No. 62). The compounds which had the composition Nd0.7Sr0.3Mn1-yMgyO3 by preparation, were found to attain the composition Nd0.7-xMgxSr0.3MnO3 and Nd0.6Mg0.1Sr0.3Mn1-zMgzO3. The x=0.0 and 0.1 compounds order in a pure ferromagnetic structure at about 200 K, but the Mn moments become slightly tilted and attain an antiferromagnetic component below 20 K. A ferromagnetic Nd moment also appears at low temperatures. The compounds with Mg substitution y=0.2 and 0.3 do not exhibit long range magnetic order, but local ferromagnetic correlations among the Mn moments appear below 200 K. At low temperature, also a local antiferromagnetic ordering of the Nd magnetic moments occurs. In these compounds, the Mn3+/Mn4+ ratio is reduced so that the double exchange interaction is suppressed and the antiferromagnetic superexchange interaction favoured. The samples of composition LaCr1-yMnyO3 have orthorhombic structure at room temperature and below. The magnetic properties of the system are markedly affected by Mn-substitution. The parent compound LaCrO3 is a pure G-type antiferromagnet with Néel temperature 290 K. With incresing Mn-substitution, a ferromagnetic component developes in the ordered phase bcause of canting of the magnetic moments. The degree of canting increases with increasing Mn-substitution and the magnitude of the antiferromagnetic component of the moment decreases. The system La1-xNdxFe0.5Cr0.5O3 has the same antiferromagnetic G-type structure as LaCrO3, but orders already at temperatures above 400 K and develops only a very weak ferromagnetic component of the magnetic moment at low temperatures.