A novel Monte Carlo technique has been developed to determine lifetimes of excited states in the tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds range in products of low-energy heavy-ion binary reactions, with complex velocity distributions. The method is based on a detailed study of Doppler-broadened γ-ray lineshapes. Its relevance is demonstrated in connection with the 18O(7.0MeV/u)+181Ta experiment, performed at GANIL with the AGATA+VAMOS+PARIS setup, to study neutron-rich O, C, N,.. nuclei. Excited states in 17O and 19O , with known lifetimes, are used to validate the method over the ∼20-400fs lifetime-sensitivity range. Emphasis is given to the unprecedented position resolution provided by γ-tracking arrays, which turns out to be essential for reaching the required accuracy in Doppler-shift correction. The technique is anticipated to be an important tool for lifetime investigations in exotic neutron-rich nuclei, produced with intense ISOL-type beams.

Accessing tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds nuclear state lifetimes with low-energy binary heavy-ion reactions

Bracco A.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Lenzi S. M.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2021

Abstract

A novel Monte Carlo technique has been developed to determine lifetimes of excited states in the tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds range in products of low-energy heavy-ion binary reactions, with complex velocity distributions. The method is based on a detailed study of Doppler-broadened γ-ray lineshapes. Its relevance is demonstrated in connection with the 18O(7.0MeV/u)+181Ta experiment, performed at GANIL with the AGATA+VAMOS+PARIS setup, to study neutron-rich O, C, N,.. nuclei. Excited states in 17O and 19O , with known lifetimes, are used to validate the method over the ∼20-400fs lifetime-sensitivity range. Emphasis is given to the unprecedented position resolution provided by γ-tracking arrays, which turns out to be essential for reaching the required accuracy in Doppler-shift correction. The technique is anticipated to be an important tool for lifetime investigations in exotic neutron-rich nuclei, produced with intense ISOL-type beams.
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