This study determined the lifetime of the first excited state(5∕2_(1)^(+))in ^(139)La via β-γ time-difference measurement using a LaBr_(3)+plastic scintillator array.This state is populated following the decay of ^...This study determined the lifetime of the first excited state(5∕2_(1)^(+))in ^(139)La via β-γ time-difference measurement using a LaBr_(3)+plastic scintillator array.This state is populated following the decay of ^(139)Ba produced in the^(138)Ba(n,γ)reaction.Compared with previous experiments using only stilbene/plastic crystals,this experiment separates the background contribution in the γ-ray spectrum owing to the high energy resolution of LaBr_(3).The L-forbidden M1 transition strength,B(M1,5∕2_(1)^(+)→7∕2_(1)^(+)),in^(139)La was measured and compared with detailed large-scale shell model calculations,with a special focus on the core-excitation effect.The results showed the importance of both proton and neutron core-excitations in explaining the M1 transition strength.Meanwhile,the effective g-factor for the tensor term of the M1 operator was smaller than the previously reported value in this region or around ^(208)Pb.展开更多
基金supported by the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research (No. 2021B0301030006)Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12405144)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12475129)the International Atomic Energy Agency Coordinatated Research Project F41034 (No. 28649)the computational resources from Sun Yat-sen University the National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhouthe Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China (No. 2025A1515012112)
文摘This study determined the lifetime of the first excited state(5∕2_(1)^(+))in ^(139)La via β-γ time-difference measurement using a LaBr_(3)+plastic scintillator array.This state is populated following the decay of ^(139)Ba produced in the^(138)Ba(n,γ)reaction.Compared with previous experiments using only stilbene/plastic crystals,this experiment separates the background contribution in the γ-ray spectrum owing to the high energy resolution of LaBr_(3).The L-forbidden M1 transition strength,B(M1,5∕2_(1)^(+)→7∕2_(1)^(+)),in^(139)La was measured and compared with detailed large-scale shell model calculations,with a special focus on the core-excitation effect.The results showed the importance of both proton and neutron core-excitations in explaining the M1 transition strength.Meanwhile,the effective g-factor for the tensor term of the M1 operator was smaller than the previously reported value in this region or around ^(208)Pb.
