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The phenomenon of signature inversion observed in the $\pi h_{11/2} \otimes\nu i_{13/2}$ band of Eu and Tb nuclides is revisited through the axially symmetric two quasiparticle plus rotor model approach. The magnitude of experimentally observed signature splitting and point of signature inversion, which could not be explicitly reproduced in the earlier calculations, is successfully reproduced in the present study. Some of the critical issues, such as violation of the well-established Gallagher Moszkowski (GM) rule for eight GM doublets appearing in the basis space of earlier calculations of Eu and Tb , are fixed and also the ambiguity regarding spin assignment to this band observed in Tb is resolved. These calculations are further extended to the same band ( $\pi h_{11/2} \otimes\nu i_{13/2}$ ) observed in Tb nuclide and signature inversion observed in this band is successfully reproduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Large-scale shell model calculations have been carried out for odd-odd 58-62Mn isotopes in two different model spaces. The first set of calculations has been carried out in full fp shell valence space with two recently derived fp shell interactions namely GXPF1A and KB3G treating 40Ca as core. The second set of calculations has been performed in the fpg9/2 valence space with the fpg interaction treating 48Ca as core and imposing a truncation by allowing up to a total of six particle excitations from the 0 f7/2 orbital to the upper fp orbitals for protons and from the upper fp orbitals to the 0 g9/2 orbital for neutrons. For low-lying states in 58Mn , KB3G and GXPF1A both predict good results and for 60Mn , KB3G is much better than GXPF1A. For negative-parity and high-spin positive-parity states in both isotopes the fpg interaction is required. Experimental data on 62Mn is sparse and therefore it is not possible to make any definite conclusions. More experimental data on negative-parity states is needed to ascertain the importance of 0 g9/2 and higher orbitals in neutron-rich Mn isotopes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dipole magnetic moments of several long isotopic chains are analyzed within the self-consistent finite Fermi system theory with exact account for the pairing and quasiparticle continuum. The momentum dependence of the spin-isospin Landau-Migdal amplitude g′ is taken into account. This dependence was introduced previously to describe high-energy electron magnetic scattering. New moment data for nuclei far from the $ \beta$ -stability valley are included in the analysis. For a number of semi-magic isotopes of the tin and lead chains a good description of the data is obtained, with an accuracy of 0.1- 0.2 $ \mu_{{N}}^{}$ . A chain of non-magic isotopes of copper is also analyzed in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a series of experiments performed at the velocity filter SHIP, new or improved decay data of neutron-deficient isotopes of elements from mendelevium ( Z = 101) to hassium ( Z = 108) were obtained. In particular, evidence for $ \alpha$ -decay or electron capture from isomeric states in 265Hs and 258Db was found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mirror isobars 7Li and 7Be are investigated in a dicluster model. The magnetic dipole moments and the magnetic dipole response to the continuum are calculated in this framework. The magnetic contribution is found to be small with respect to electric dipole and quadrupole excitations even at astrophysical energies, at a variance with the case of the deuteron. Energy-weighted molecular sum rules are evaluated and a formula for the molecular magnetic dipole sum rule is found which matches the numerical calculations. Cross-sections for photo-dissociation and radiative capture as well as the S -factor for reactions of astrophysical significance are calculated with good agreement with known experimental data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The feasibility of the JYFLTRAP for in-trap spectroscopy has been studied. Several internally converted transitions have been measured for isomers of fission products with good accuracy. High-resolution spectroscopic data free of source effects have been obtained proving that trapped radioactive ions can provide excellent conversion electron sources. The shortest-lived isomer studied in this work was 117 m Pd with a half-life of 19.1ms, for which a superior peak-to-total ratio and an excellent line shape at the 9.9keV conversion electron line have been observed. Detection efficiencies and related phenomena of the present setup are analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The unitary isobar model MAID2007 has been developed to analyze the world data of pion photo- and electroproduction. The model contains both a common background and several resonance terms. The background is unitarized according to the K -matrix prescription, and the 13 four-star resonances with masses below 2GeV are described by appropriately unitarized Breit-Wigner forms. The data have been analyzed by both single-energy and global fits, and the transverse and longitudinal helicity amplitudes have been extracted for the four-star resonances below 2GeV. Because of its inherent simplicity, MAID2007 is well adopted for predictions and analysis of the observables in pion photo- and electroproduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The beta-decay of 232Fr to excited states in 232Ra has been studied using gamma-gamma coincidence detection combined with the isotope separator on-line technique at the ISOLDE PSB facility at CERN. Earlier findings are confirmed and three new gamma lines are reported. In addition to the beta-decay characteristics of 232Fr, the K = 0 ground-state band in 232Ra is identified. A yield survey of neutron-rich Fr isotopes, important also for the EURISOL project, is incorporated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]