<p> The (t,p) reaction has been performed on targets of 151Sm, 176Yb and 178Hf. The experiment was performed with 15 MeV tritons. The outgoing protons were analyzed with the Enge split-pole spectrograph. Angular distributions were measured for all three nuclei with special emphasis being placed on L=0 transitions.</p> <p> The angular distributions for the 151Sm(t,p)153Sm reaction showed that the distribution of L=0 strength among the low-lying states is not consistent with expectations based on the detailed wavefunctions for 151Sm and 153Sm calculated by two independent groups; Katajanheimo and Hammaren (1978) and
Rekstad et al. (1978). The distributions also showed that the total L=0 strength, summed over the four observed states in 153Sm, is much less than for neighbouring nuclei.</p> <p> Angular distributions of the (t,p) reaction on 176Yb and 178Hf targets showed strong L=0 transitions to levels at ~ 1.3 MeV excitation. It is believed that the N=108 energy gap in the Nilsson diagram is the cause of the large L=0 strength observed. At present no quanitative calculation has reproduced the observed phenomenon, however a calculation based on the Volkov model is presently being considered.</p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/19880 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Nowikow, Igor George |
| Contributors | Burke, D. G., Physics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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