Speaker
Alison Bruce
(University of Brighton)
Description
The measurement of lifetimes of excited nuclear levels is an important technique for probing the details of internal nuclear structure. The electromagnetic transition rates extracted can be linked to the composition of the wavefunctions of the initial and final states involved, and also to nuclear shape (via β$_2$deformation), thereby allowing stringent tests of nuclear models. In recent years, arrays of LaBr3(Ce) detectors with sub-nanosecond timing capabilities have enabled precision electromagnetic transition rate determinations in some of the most exotic radionuclides. This talk will describe some recent measurements in A~100 nuclei and discuss the physics insights that have been obtained from interpreting the results.
Primary author
Alison Bruce
(University of Brighton)
