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Page 1: Study of nuclear shapes in 140Sm via Coulomb excitation€¦ · 1: Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+ 1, 2 + 2 and 4+ 1 - states. Search for low lying 0+

Study of nuclear shapes in 140Sm via Coulomb excitation

Malin Klintefjord

University of Oslo

February 1, 2013

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 1 / 19

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Outline

140Sm- Why do we care?

What do we want to measure?

How do we measure it?

Experimental setup

So far?

Future plans?

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 2 / 19

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Outline

140Sm- Why do we care?

What do we want to measure?

How do we measure it?

Experimental setup

So far?

Future plans?

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 2 / 19

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Outline

140Sm- Why do we care?

What do we want to measure?

How do we measure it?

Experimental setup

So far?

Future plans?

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 2 / 19

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Outline

140Sm- Why do we care?

What do we want to measure?

How do we measure it?

Experimental setup

So far?

Future plans?

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 2 / 19

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Outline

140Sm- Why do we care?

What do we want to measure?

How do we measure it?

Experimental setup

So far?

Future plans?

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 2 / 19

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Outline

140Sm- Why do we care?

What do we want to measure?

How do we measure it?

Experimental setup

So far?

Future plans?

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 2 / 19

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14062 Sm

14062 Sm is located on the proton rich edge in the chart of nuclei and it is

predicted to have negative quadropole moment.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 3 / 19

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14062 Sm

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 4 / 19

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Goal

Measure quadropole moment of 2+1 .

Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+1 , 2+2and 4+1 - states.

Search for low lying 0+2 -states.

Study γ-intensity from Coulomb excitation.

Study angular dependence to get sign of quadropole moment.

Matrix elements are also related to the lifetime of the state.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 5 / 19

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Goal

Measure quadropole moment of 2+1 .

Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+1 , 2+2and 4+1 - states.

Search for low lying 0+2 -states.

Study γ-intensity from Coulomb excitation.

Study angular dependence to get sign of quadropole moment.

Matrix elements are also related to the lifetime of the state.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 5 / 19

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Goal

Measure quadropole moment of 2+1 .

Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+1 , 2+2and 4+1 - states.

Search for low lying 0+2 -states.

Study γ-intensity from Coulomb excitation.

Study angular dependence to get sign of quadropole moment.

Matrix elements are also related to the lifetime of the state.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 5 / 19

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Goal

Measure quadropole moment of 2+1 .

Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+1 , 2+2and 4+1 - states.

Search for low lying 0+2 -states.

Study γ-intensity from Coulomb excitation.

Study angular dependence to get sign of quadropole moment.

Matrix elements are also related to the lifetime of the state.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 5 / 19

Page 14: Study of nuclear shapes in 140Sm via Coulomb excitation€¦ · 1: Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+ 1, 2 + 2 and 4+ 1 - states. Search for low lying 0+

Goal

Measure quadropole moment of 2+1 .

Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+1 , 2+2and 4+1 - states.

Search for low lying 0+2 -states.

Study γ-intensity from Coulomb excitation.

Study angular dependence to get sign of quadropole moment.

Matrix elements are also related to the lifetime of the state.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 5 / 19

Page 15: Study of nuclear shapes in 140Sm via Coulomb excitation€¦ · 1: Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+ 1, 2 + 2 and 4+ 1 - states. Search for low lying 0+

Goal

Measure quadropole moment of 2+1 .

Measure transitional matrix element (B(E2)-value) between 2+1 , 2+2and 4+1 - states.

Search for low lying 0+2 -states.

Study γ-intensity from Coulomb excitation.

Study angular dependence to get sign of quadropole moment.

Matrix elements are also related to the lifetime of the state.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 5 / 19

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How?

Coulomb excitation experiment at CERN-ISOLDE.

140Sm + 94Mo.140Sm obtained with Resonant Laser Ionization.

Beam energy: 2.85 MeV.

Intensity: 2·105 particles per second.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 6 / 19

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How?

Coulomb excitation experiment at CERN-ISOLDE.140Sm + 94Mo.

140Sm obtained with Resonant Laser Ionization.

Beam energy: 2.85 MeV.

Intensity: 2·105 particles per second.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 6 / 19

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How?

Coulomb excitation experiment at CERN-ISOLDE.140Sm + 94Mo.140Sm obtained with Resonant Laser Ionization.

Beam energy: 2.85 MeV.

Intensity: 2·105 particles per second.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 6 / 19

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How?

Coulomb excitation experiment at CERN-ISOLDE.140Sm + 94Mo.140Sm obtained with Resonant Laser Ionization.

Beam energy: 2.85 MeV.

Intensity: 2·105 particles per second.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 6 / 19

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How?

Coulomb excitation experiment at CERN-ISOLDE.140Sm + 94Mo.140Sm obtained with Resonant Laser Ionization.

Beam energy: 2.85 MeV.

Intensity: 2·105 particles per second.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 6 / 19

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Experimental setup

γ-photons detected in MINIBALL detector (8*3*6 segments).

Particles detected in circular DSSSD (12*16 pixels). Angular range(lab): [19.65 58.36] deg.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 7 / 19

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Experimental setup

γ-photons detected in MINIBALL detector (8*3*6 segments).

Particles detected in circular DSSSD (12*16 pixels). Angular range(lab): [19.65 58.36] deg.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 7 / 19

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So far

Learning about Coulex experiment at ISOLDE.

Sort the data from med to root files.

Understand German error messages...

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 8 / 19

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So far

Learning about Coulex experiment at ISOLDE.

Sort the data from med to root files.

Understand German error messages...

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 8 / 19

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So far

Learning about Coulex experiment at ISOLDE.

Sort the data from med to root files.

Understand German error messages...

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 8 / 19

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Calibration of MINIBALL

Energy calibration for each segment and core of MINIBALL, doneusing 133Ba− 152Eusource.

Efficiency calibration with and without addback.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 9 / 19

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Calibration of MINIBALL

Energy calibration for each segment and core of MINIBALL, doneusing 133Ba− 152Eusource.

Efficiency calibration with and without addback.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 9 / 19

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Calibration of particle detector

Energy calibration of each strip needed for identification of beam andtarget particles, but not too exact.

Adjusted pixels that was “off” expected dependence.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 10 / 19

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Calibration of particle detector

Energy calibration of each strip needed for identification of beam andtarget particles, but not too exact.

Adjusted pixels that was “off” expected dependence.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 10 / 19

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Doppler corrected gamma spectra

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 11 / 19

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Angular dependence

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Future plans

“Play” with the angular binning.

Discover the world of GOSIA- in order to go from γ-intensities toMatrix elements.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 13 / 19

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Future plans

“Play” with the angular binning.

Discover the world of GOSIA- in order to go from γ-intensities toMatrix elements.

Malin Klintefjord (Uio) February 1, 2013 13 / 19

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Questions?

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Backup

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Backup

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Backup

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Backup

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Backup

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