Nuclear Structure of 214Po from 226Ra decay
ORAL
Abstract
Nuclei in the neutron-rich region around $^{208}$Pb offer a perfect testing ground for realistic shell model interactions, yet experimental data become increasing sparse moving east from the closed shell. The decay of $^{226}$Ra offers a simple way to study several neutron-rich A=214 nuclei which are populated in $\beta$ decays along the decay chain. In particular, we use GRETINA at NSCL, MSU to perform $\gamma$ - $\gamma$ angular correlation and polarization measurements to make spin/parity assignments. The methods of analysis and revised level scheme will be presented.
*Research sponsored by Office of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science, US Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC02-98CH10946 and U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. PHY-1565546
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