An inverse kinematic proton scattering experiment was performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) using the GRETINA-S800 detector system in conjunction with the Ursinus College liquid hydrogen target. $\gamma$-ray yields from the experiment were determined using geant4 simulations, generating state population cross sections. These cross sections were used to extract the delta_3 deformation length for the low-lying octupole vibration excitations in Ca-48,49 using the coupled channels analysis code fresco. Particle-core coupling in Ca-49 was studied in comparison to Ca-48 through determination of the neutron and proton deformation lengths. The total inverse kinematic proton scattering deformation lengths were evaluated for the low-lying octupole vibration excitations in Ca-48,49 to be delta_3(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 1.0(2)fm, delta_3(Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.2(1)fm, delta_3 (Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.5(2)fm, delta_3(Ca-49, 5/2^+_1) = 1.1(1)fm. Proton and neutron deformation lengths for two of these octupole states were also determined to be delta_p(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 0.9(1)fm, delta_p (Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.0(1)fm, delta_n(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 1.1(3)fm, and delta_n(Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.3(3)fm. Additionally, the ratios of the neutron to proton transition matrix elements were also determined for these two states to be M_n/M_p(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 1.7(6) and M_n/M_p(Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 2.0(5). Statistically, the derived values for these two nuclei are nearly identical. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Physics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2015. / July 8, 2015. / deformation, deformation length, nuclear, octupole, vibration, γ-ray spectroscopy / Includes bibliographical references. / Paul Cottle, Professor Directing Dissertation; Alec Kercheval, University Representative; Jianming Cao, Committee Member; Jorge Piekarewicz, Committee Member; Mark Riley, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253113 |
| Contributors | McPherson, David M. (David Marc) (authoraut), Cottle, Paul D. (Paul Davis) (professor directing dissertation), Kercheval, Alec N. (university representative), Cao, Jianming, 1962- (committee member), Piekarewicz, Jorge (committee member), Riley, Mark A. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Arts and Sciences (degree granting college), Department of Physics (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (80 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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