학술논문

Spectroscopy along flerovium decay chains. II. Fine structure in odd-A 289Fl
Document Type
Source
Physical Review C. 107(2)
Subject
Superheavy elements
Nuclear spectroscopy
Alpha decay
Mean field theory
Island of stability
Naturvetenskap
Fysik
Subatomär fysik
Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences
Subatomic Physics
Language
English
ISSN
2469-9985
Abstract
Fifteen correlated α-decay chains starting from the odd-A superheavy nucleus 289Fl were observed following the fusion-evaporation reaction 48Ca+244Pu. The results call for at least two parallel α-decay sequences starting from at least two different states of 289Fl. This implies that close-lying levels in nuclei along these chains have quite different spin-parity assignments. Further, observed α-electron and α-photon coincidences, as well as the α-decay fine structure along the decay chains, suggest a change in the ground-state spin assignment between 285Cn and 281Ds. Our experimental results, on the excited level structure of the heaviest odd-N nuclei to date, provide a direct testing ground for theory. This is illustrated by comparison with new nuclear structure calculations based on the symmetry-conserving configuration mixing theory.