An experimental investigation of the spins of the 2.14 (Jɪ) and 5.03 (J) Mev levels in B¹¹ has been made using the B¹º(dp)B¹¹ reaction to populate the 5.03 Mev level in B¹¹ and then studying pɣ and pɣɣ angular correlations to determine the values of J and Jɪ . The theoretical analysis of the angular correlation data is based on a method in which the dp reaction mechanism is represented by a relatively small number of experimentally determined parameters
and therefore the resulting spin assignments are not open to the usual criticisms of the use of (sometimes doubtful) nuclear reaction theories for the positive determination of nuclear spins.
Using the information gained from this experiment and previous experimental
information on the statistical distribution of M1 to E2 multipole
mixing ratios it was possible to assign an overwhelming statistical probability
in favour of the J = ³⁄₂, Jɪ = ½ spin assignment. These spin assignments are in agreement with previous tentative ones and with the theoretical shell model calculations of Cohen and Kurath.
The parameters, determined by this experiment, describing the dp reaction are compared with those calculated using stripping theory and are shown to be in disagreement with both the Butler Plane Wave and Distorted Wave Born approximation calculations. / Science, Faculty of / Physics and Astronomy, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/37710 |
| Date | January 1965 |
| Creators | Whalen, Brian Austin |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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