Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
2011-05-18
Phys. Rev. C 83, 044320 (2011)
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevC.83.044320
Nuclear level density and $\gamma$-ray strength functions of $^{121,122}$Sn below the neutron separation energy are extracted with the Oslo method using the ($^3$He,$^3$He$^\prime\gamma$) and ($^3$He,$\alpha \gamma$) reactions. The level densities of $^{121,122}$Sn display step-like structures, interpreted as signatures of neutron pair breaking. An enhancement in both strength functions, compared to standard models for radiative strength, is observed in our measurements for $E_\gamma \gtrsim 5.2 $ MeV. This enhancement is compatible with pygmy resonances centered at $\approx 8.4(1)$ and $\approx 8.6(2)$ MeV, respectively, and with integrated strengths corresponding to $\approx1.8^{+1}_{-5}%$ of the classical Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn sum rule. Similar resonances were also seen in $^{116-119}$Sn. Experimental neutron-capture cross reactions are well reproduced by our pygmy resonance predictions, while standard strength models are less successful. The evolution as a function of neutron number of the pygmy resonance in $^{116-122}$Sn is described as a clear increase of centroid energy from 8.0(1) to 8.6(2) MeV, but with no observable difference in integrated strengths.
Bürger Adri
Görgen A.
Guttormsen M.
Larsen A. C.
Nyhus H. T.
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