Recoil-decay tagging of 180-Pb

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Title
Recoil-decay tagging of 180-Pb
CoPED ID
a0bd8ada-23b7-4fd2-a9fb-d2ca130fde30
Status
Closed
Funders
STFC
STFC
STFC
STFC
STFC
Value
£9,600
Start Date
April 5, 2009
End Date
Oct. 5, 2009
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One of the striking features of the atomic nucleus is its ability to adopt different deformed shapes for small changes in the total energy of this system. A prominent region for shape coexistence is in the light lead nuclei, where the nucleus is spherical in its ground state but can easily take on oblate or prolate deformations. We intend to perform a discriminating test of nuclear models by investigating the structure of the very exotic lead nucleus, 180-Pb, for the first time. This isotope with 26 neutrons less than the common, stable isotope of lead has a half-life of only a few milliseconds. This challenging measurement will allow us to explore the exotic effects observed on reaching the proton drip-line.

Subjects by relevance
  1. Nuclear physics
  2. Isotopes

Extracted key phrases
  1. Exotic lead nucleus
  2. Light lead nucleus
  3. Atomic nucleus
  4. Decay tagging
  5. Recoil
  6. Different deformed shape
  7. Striking feature
  8. Shape coexistence
  9. Exotic effect
  10. Stable isotope
  11. Pb
  12. Small change
  13. Total energy

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