Angular momentum transfer in multinucleon transfer channels of O + Np

田中 翔也*; 廣瀬 健太郎; 西尾 勝久; Kean, K. R.*; 牧井 宏之; Orlandi, R.; 塚田 和明; 有友 嘉浩*

Physical Review C, 105(2), p.L021602_1 - L021602_5, 2022/02

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.105.L021602

The angular momentum of a primary excited compound nucleus produced in multinucleon transfer reaction is an important quantity to evaluate cross sections to synthesize neutron-rich heavy element nuclei as well as for surrogate reaction studies. The mechanism is, however, not enough understood due to the lack of detailed experimental data. In the present study, we determined the angular momentum of primary excited nuclei, Np, Pu, and Am, produced in the multi-nucleon transfer channels of the O + Np reaction. With this aim, angular distributions of fission fragments with respect to the axis perpendicular to the reaction plane were measured for each compound nucleus. The distributions show an anisotropy exhibiting an enhanced yield on the reaction plane. They are well reproduced by a saddle point model, from which the average angular momentum is derived in the model framework. The angular momentum increases with the compound-nucleus mass, thus the number of nucleons exchanged, but shows a saturating trend toward heavier compound nuclei. These results are the first ones to point to the dependence of the angular momentum on the transfer channels.

Validation of the multinucleon transfer method for the determination of the fission barrier height

Kean, K. R.; 西尾 勝久; 廣瀬 健太郎; Vermeulen, M. J.; 牧井 宏之; Orlandi, R.; 塚田 和明; Andreyev, A. N.; Tsekhanovich, I.*; 千葉 敏*

Physical Review C, 100(1), p.014611_1 - 014611_6, 2019/07

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.100.014611

The validity of the multinucleon transfer (MNT) approach for deduction of fission barrier heights was investigated in an experiment carried out at the JAEA tandem accelerator facility. By using the O+Np reaction, fission barrier heights were inferred from fission probabilities of the nuclei Np and Pu produced in the and transfer channels, respectively. The deduced values of fission barriers agree well with the literature data, thus demonstrating the potential of the MNT reactions for obtaining fission-barrier data for nuclei not accessible for fission studies via neutron- or light charged particle-induced reactions.

核データ研究の最前線; たゆまざる真値の追及、そして新たなニーズへ応える為に,3; 核分裂データの最前線; 実験と理論

西尾 勝久; 千葉 敏*

日本原子力学会誌ATOMO, 59(12), p.717 - 721, 2017/12

核分裂は原子力エネルギー利用の基礎となる現象であるが、その複雑さのため質および量ともに限られた実験データを現象論によって記述し、核データとして利用されるにとどまっていた。近年、新規の実験技術確立に加え高性能計算機を活かした理論計算に大きな進展があったので、最新成果を見ながら議論する。

Study of fission using multi-nucleon transfer reactions

西尾 勝久; 廣瀬 健太郎; Vermeulen, M. J.; 牧井 宏之; Orlandi, R.; 塚田 和明; 浅井 雅人; 豊嶋 厚史; 佐藤 哲也; 永目 諭一郎; et al.

EPJ Web of Conferences, 163, p.00041_1 - 00041_6, 2017/11

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716300041

We are promoting a study of fission using multi-nucleon transfer (MNT) reactions, where excited states in neutron-rich actinide nuclei, which cannot be accessed by particle capture and/or fusion reactions, are populated. Also, the excited states in the fissioning nucleus are widely populated by the MNT reactions, from which effects of excitation energy on fission properties can be investigated. Experiments were carried out at the JAEA tandem facility in Tokai, Japan. We studied reactions using the O beam and several actinide target nuclei such as Th, U, Np, Cm. Ejectile nucleus was identified by a silicon E-E telescope to identify transfer channel and hence the compound nucleus. Fission fragments were detected by multi-wire proportional counters, and fission fragment mass distributions (FFMDs) were measured for each isotope. Measured FFMDs are reproduced by a calculation based on the fluctuation-dissipation model, and importance of multi-chance fission concept is investigated. Fission fragment angular distribution relative to the recoil direction suggested the increase of the spin of the fissioning nucleus with the number of transferred nucleons.

Observation of new neutron-deficient isotopes with Z92 in multinucleon transfer reactions

Devaraja, H. M.*; Heinz, S.*; Beliuskina, O.*; Comas, V. F.*; Hofmann, S.*; Hornung, C.*; Mnzenberg, G.*; 西尾 勝久; Ackermann, D.*; Gambhir, Y. K.*; et al.

Physics Letters B, 748, p.199 - 203, 2015/09

AA2015-0304.pdf:0.78MB

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.006

In deep inelastic multinucleon transfer reactions of Ca +Cm we observed about 100 residual nuclei with proton numbers between Z =82 and Z =100. Among them, there are five new neutron-deficient isotopes: U, Np, Am, Am and Bk. As separator for the transfer products we used the velocity filter SHIP of GSI while the isotope identification was performed via the -decay chains of the nuclei. These first results reveal that multinucleon transfer reactions together with here applied fast and sensitive separation and detection techniques are promising for the synthesis of new isotopes in the region of heaviest nuclei.

Fission study of actinide nuclei using multi-nucleon transfer reaction

西尾 勝久; 廣瀬 健太郎; Lguillon, R.; 牧井 宏之; 西中 一朗; Orlandi, R.; Smallcombe, J.; 千葉 敏*; 荒木 祥平*; 渡辺 幸信*; et al.

no journal, , 

Recent development of the fission study using multi-nucleon transfer reaction at the JAEA tandem facility will be presented. Using multi-nucleon transfer reaction, wide variety of nuclei around the target nucleus is produced. By identifying transfer channel, fission properties of several compound nuclei can be studied in one experiment. Another feature of transfer reaction is that excitation energy of a compound nucleus can be populated continuously from the ground state up to several tens MeV, allowing us to study the excitation energy dependence of fission properties. Experiments were carried out in the reactions of O + U and O + Th. Transfer channel and the excitation energy of the compound nucleus were determined by using silicon E-E detectors. Fission fragments are detected by position-sensitive multi-wire proportional counters. Results for fission fragment mass distributions for more than 20 nuclei and their excitation energy dependence will be discussed.

Fission study using multi-nucleon transfer reactions

西尾 勝久; 廣瀬 健太郎; Lguillon, R.; 牧井 宏之; Orlandi, R.; 西中 一朗; Smallcombe, J.; 千葉 敏*; 荒木 祥平*; 渡辺 幸信*; et al.

no journal, , 

A recent development for fission study using multi-nucleon transfer reactions at the JAEA tandem facility will be presented. Using multi-nucleon transfer reactions, a wide variety of nuclei including neutron-rich nuclei around a target nucleus is produced. By identifying a transfer channels, fission data of several compound nuclei can be studied in one experiment. Another feature of transfer reaction is that excitation energy of a compound nucleus can be populated continuously from the ground state up to several tens MeV, allowing us to study the excitation energy dependence of fission properties. The experiments were carried out in the reactions of O + U,Th,Cm. Results for fission fragment mass distributions and their excitation energy dependence are compared with a calculation based on a fluctuation dissipation model. Also, experimental data of prompt neutron multiplicity in fission and angular distribution of fission fragments will be discussed.

Research activity at the JAEA tandem facility

西尾 勝久

no journal, , 

Research activities at the JAEA tandem facility will be presented. In the field of heavy-ion reactions, fusion-fission and quasifission have been studied for the synthesis of super-heavy elements. Setup for multi-nucleon transfer reactions to study fission of exotic nuclei will be discussed, which is also linked to atomic energy applications. Using the JAEA Recoil Mass Separator, we are trying to produce proton-rich N=Z nuclei beyond Sn in the fusion-evaporation reactions under the collaboration with ORNL, Tennessee, GSI, and University of York. Other activities using the JAEA ISOL and the magnetic spectrograph (ENMA) will be introduced.

Experimental study of fission using multinucleon transfer reactions

西尾 勝久; 廣瀬 健太郎; 牧井 宏之; Orlandi, R.; 塚田 和明; Vermeulen, M. J.; Andreyev, A. N.; 千葉 敏; Tsekhanovich, I.*; 大槻 勤*

no journal, , 

We are promoting a campaign to study multi-nucleon transfer reactions to populate excited states in neutron-rich actinide nuclei which cannot be accessed by particle capture and/or fusion reactions. Main purpose of this program is to study fission in new region of chart of nuclei. As a first step we studied reactions using the O beam ( 9 MeV/u) and actinide target nuclei such as U, Np, Cm. The experiment was carried out at the tandem facility of Japan Atomic Energy Agency. Ejectile nuclei generated in the reaction were identified by a newly developed silicon E-E detectors. Using this detector, clear separation of oxygen isotopes (O) was obtained as well as lighter element isotopes (Be, B, C, N). The number of produced nuclei amounted to more than fifteen in one reaction. Two fragments emitted in multi-nucleon transfer fission were detected by multi-wire proportional counters, and the fragment mass distributions were obtained for each isotopes. The measured FFMDs agreed with a calculation based on the fluctuation-dissipation model up to about excitation energy 30 MeV. Measurement of fission fragment angular distribution relative to the recoil direction suggested the increase of the spin with the number of transferred nucleons.

Fission study using multi-nucleon transfer reaction at JAEA tandem

西尾 勝久

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This talk will discuss the use of multi-nucleon transfer (MNT) reactions to study fission properties of multitude exotic nuclei in the neutron-rich actinide region. Most of these nuclei cannot be accessed by the traditional method of complete-fusion reactions. The MNT transfer channels of the O+Th reaction were used to study fission of fourteen nuclei Th, Pa, and U. Fission fragment mass distributions (FFMDs) are measured for each transfer channel. In particular, the FFMDs of Th and Pa were measured for the first time. Predominantly asymmetric fission is observed at low excitation energies for all studied cases, with a gradual increase of the symmetric mode towards higher excitation energy. By using the same method, the measurements with U, Np, Cm, and Cf targets were recently performed. The obtained FFMDs are compared with a calculation based on the fluctuation-dissipation model, where effect of multi-chance fission (neutron evaporation prior to fission) was considered. It was found that multi-chance fission has significant role on the shape of FFMD, particularly at the high-excitation energies.