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| author | Madurga, M. Christie, J. M. Xu, Z. Grzywacz, R. Poves, A. King, T. Allmond, J. M. Chester, A. Cox, I. Farr, J. Fletcher, I. Heideman, J. Hoskins, D. Laminack, A. Liddick, S. Neupane, S. Richard, A. L. Shimizu, N. Shuai, P. Siegl, K. Utsuno, Y. Wagenknecht, P. Yokoyama, R. |
| author_facet | Madurga, M. Christie, J. M. Xu, Z. Grzywacz, R. Poves, A. King, T. Allmond, J. M. Chester, A. Cox, I. Farr, J. Fletcher, I. Heideman, J. Hoskins, D. Laminack, A. Liddick, S. Neupane, S. Richard, A. L. Shimizu, N. Shuai, P. Siegl, K. Utsuno, Y. Wagenknecht, P. Yokoyama, R. |
| contents | We observed a new isomeric gamma transition at 168 keV in $^{36}$Mg, with a half-life of T$_{1/2}$=[130-500]$(\pm40)(^{+800}_{-20})_{sys}$ ns. We propose that the observed transition de-excites a new 0$^+$ isomeric state and populates the previously known first 2$^+$ state. The existence of this isomer is consistent with the predictions of the large-scale shell model calculations of $^{36}$Mg using the sdpf-u-mix interaction. The observed excitation energy of the second 0$^+$ state is caused by the small energy separation between two prolate-deformed configurations where the intruder configuration corresponds to two neutron excitations from the {\it sd} to the {\it pf} shell. Within this interpretation, $^{36}$Mg becomes the crossing point between nuclei in which ground state deformed/superdeformed configurations are caused by the dominance of N=20 intruders ($^{32,34}$Mg) and nuclei where deformed configurations are associated with N=28 intruders ($^{38}$Mg and beyond). We found the lack of three-body monopole corrections in other effective interactions results in a predominance of N=20 intruder configurations past $^{38}$Mg incompatible with our observation. We conclude that $^{36}$Mg bridges the N=20 and N=28 islands of inversion, forming the so-called Big Island of Deformation. |
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| spellingShingle | New isomeric transition in $^{36}$Mg: Bridging the N=20 and N=28 islands of inversion Madurga, M. Christie, J. M. Xu, Z. Grzywacz, R. Poves, A. King, T. Allmond, J. M. Chester, A. Cox, I. Farr, J. Fletcher, I. Heideman, J. Hoskins, D. Laminack, A. Liddick, S. Neupane, S. Richard, A. L. Shimizu, N. Shuai, P. Siegl, K. Utsuno, Y. Wagenknecht, P. Yokoyama, R. Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory We observed a new isomeric gamma transition at 168 keV in $^{36}$Mg, with a half-life of T$_{1/2}$=[130-500]$(\pm40)(^{+800}_{-20})_{sys}$ ns. We propose that the observed transition de-excites a new 0$^+$ isomeric state and populates the previously known first 2$^+$ state. The existence of this isomer is consistent with the predictions of the large-scale shell model calculations of $^{36}$Mg using the sdpf-u-mix interaction. The observed excitation energy of the second 0$^+$ state is caused by the small energy separation between two prolate-deformed configurations where the intruder configuration corresponds to two neutron excitations from the {\it sd} to the {\it pf} shell. Within this interpretation, $^{36}$Mg becomes the crossing point between nuclei in which ground state deformed/superdeformed configurations are caused by the dominance of N=20 intruders ($^{32,34}$Mg) and nuclei where deformed configurations are associated with N=28 intruders ($^{38}$Mg and beyond). We found the lack of three-body monopole corrections in other effective interactions results in a predominance of N=20 intruder configurations past $^{38}$Mg incompatible with our observation. We conclude that $^{36}$Mg bridges the N=20 and N=28 islands of inversion, forming the so-called Big Island of Deformation. |
| title | New isomeric transition in $^{36}$Mg: Bridging the N=20 and N=28 islands of inversion |
| topic | Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.12002 |