Reinterpretation of excited states in 212Po: Shell-model multiplets rather than α-cluster states

A. Fernández; A. Jungclaus; P. Golubev; D. Rudolph; L. G. Sarmiento; A. Gargano; H. Naïdja; A. Astier; E. Dupont; A. Gadea; E. Nácher; A. Perea; K. Wimmer; E. Clément; G. Fremont; J. Goupil; C. Houarner; B. Jacquot; A. Korichi; A. Lemasson; H. J. Li; J. Ljungvall; L. Ménager; R. M. Pérez-Vidal; C. M. Petrache; D. Ralet; J. A. Ropert; F. Saillant; A. Såmark-Roth; G. S. Simpson; C. Spitaels; M. Zielinska; S. Ansari; J. Dudouet; A. Illana; M. Jurado; D. Kocheva; N. Lalović; Ch. Lorenz; B. Quintana; G. Rainovski; N. Redon; G. Tocabens; D. Barrientos; G. Benzoni; B. Birkenbach; A. J. Boston; H. C. Boston; A. Bracco; M. Ciemala; J. Collado; D. M. Cullen; C. Domingo-Pardo; J. Eberth; V. González; L. J. Harkness-Brennan; H. Hess; D. S. Judson; W. Korten; S. Leoni; A. Maj; R. Menegazzo; D. Mengoni; C. Michelagnoli; B. Million; D. R. Napoli; J. Nyberg; Zs. Podolyak; A. Pullia; P. Reiter; E. Sanchis; O. Stezowski; Ch. Theisen; J. J. Valiente-Dobón

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Reinterpretation of excited states in ²¹²Po: Shell-model multiplets rather than α-cluster states

A. Fernández, A. Jungclaus, P. Golubev, D. Rudolph, L. G. Sarmiento, A. Gargano, H. Naïdja, A. Astier, E. Dupont, A. Gadea, E. Nácher, A. Perea, K. Wimmer, E. Clément, G. Fremont, J. Goupil, C. Houarner, B. Jacquot, A. Korichi, A. LemassonH. J. Li, J. Ljungvall, L. Ménager, R. M. Pérez-Vidal, C. M. Petrache, D. Ralet, J. A. Ropert, F. Saillant, A. Såmark-Roth, G. S. Simpson, C. Spitaels, M. Zielinska, S. Ansari, J. Dudouet, A. Illana, M. Jurado, D. Kocheva, N. Lalović, Ch. Lorenz, B. Quintana, G. Rainovski, N. Redon, G. Tocabens, D. Barrientos, G. Benzoni, B. Birkenbach, A. J. Boston, H. C. Boston, A. Bracco, M. Ciemala, J. Collado, D. M. Cullen, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Eberth, V. González, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, H. Hess, D. S. Judson, W. Korten, S. Leoni, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, B. Million, D. R. Napoli, J. Nyberg, Zs. Podolyak, A. Pullia, P. Reiter, E. Sanchis, O. Stezowski, Ch. Theisen, J. J. Valiente-Dobón

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A γ-ray spectroscopic study of ²¹²Po was performed at the Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds, using the inverse kinematics α-transfer reaction ¹²C(²⁰⁸Pb,²¹²Po)⁸Be and the AGATA spectrometer. A careful analysis based on γγ coincidence relations allowed us to establish 14 new excited states in the energy range between 1.9 and 3.3 MeV. None of these states, however, can be considered as candidates for the levels with spins and parities of 1⁻ and 2⁻ and excitation energies below 2.1 MeV, which have been predicted by recent α-cluster model calculations. A systematic comparison of the experimentally established excitation scheme of ²¹²Po with shell-model calculations was performed. This comparison suggests that the six states with excitation energies (spins and parities) of 1744 (4⁻), 1751 (8⁻), 1787 (6⁻), 1946 (4⁻), 1986 (8⁻), and 2016 (6⁻) keV, which previously were interpreted as α-cluster states, may in fact be of positive parity and belong to low-lying shell-model multiplets. This reinterpretation of the structure of ²¹²Po is supported by experimental information with respect to the linear polarization of γ rays, which suggests a magnetic character of the 432-keV γ ray decaying from the state at an excitation energy of 1787 keV to the 6⁺ yrast state, and exclusive reaction cross sections.

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Journal	Physical Review C
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Fernández, A., Jungclaus, A., Golubev, P., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento, L. G., Gargano, A., Naïdja, H., Astier, A., Dupont, E., Gadea, A., Nácher, E., Perea, A., Wimmer, K., Clément, E., Fremont, G., Goupil, J., Houarner, C., Jacquot, B., Korichi, A., ... Valiente-Dobón, J. J. (2021). Reinterpretation of excited states in ²¹²Po: Shell-model multiplets rather than α-cluster states. Physical Review C, 104(5), Article 054316. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.054316

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AU - Hess, H.

AU - Judson, D. S.

AU - Korten, W.

AU - Leoni, S.

AU - Maj, A.

AU - Menegazzo, R.

AU - Mengoni, D.

AU - Michelagnoli, C.

AU - Million, B.

AU - Napoli, D. R.

AU - Nyberg, J.

AU - Podolyak, Zs.

AU - Pullia, A.

AU - Reiter, P.

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Reinterpretation of excited states in 212Po: Shell-model multiplets rather than α-cluster states

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α decay of the neutron-deficient isotope 190At

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Reinterpretation of excited states in ²¹²Po: Shell-model multiplets rather than α-cluster states

α decay of the neutron-deficient isotope ¹⁹⁰At

High-spin states in ²¹²Po above the α-decaying (18⁺) isomer