<p>Measuring lifetimes of excited nuclear states can give important information on the internal structure of the nucleus. This thesis is based on two experiments performed in Italy and in the USA in order to deduce the lifetimes of excited states in <sup>165</sup>Lu and <sup>107</sup>Cd. The lifetimes were measured using the Recoil Distance Method and the reduced transition probabilities between states have been calculated from the lifetimes in a model independent way. In the analysis of the data from the experiment on <sup>165</sup>Lu, the shape of the nucleus is investigated using a collective rotational model to describe the observed excited states. A possibility of a triaxial shape of this nucleus is discussed. In the second experiment the obtained reduced transition probabilities for the nucleus <sup>107</sup>Cd are compared to theoretical predictions for vibrational and rotational excitation modes</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:kth-4208 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Andgren, Karin |
| Publisher | KTH, Nuclear Physics, Stockholm : Fysik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary, text |
| Relation | Trita-FYS, 0280-316X ; 2006:71 |
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