• SWATI GARG

Articles written in Pramana – Journal of Physics

• Rapid Communication: $\Delta\upsilon = 2$ seniority changing transitions in yrast $3^{−}$ states and $B(E3)$ systematics of Sn isotopes

We show for the first time that the generalized seniority scheme explains reasonably well the $B(E3)$ systematics for the $(0^{+} → 3^{−}_{1})$ transitions in the Sn isotopes, which are odd-tensor $E3$ transitions connecting different seniority states $(\Delta\upsilon = 2)$. Additionally, we also present large scale shell model (LSSM) calculations to support our interpretation. The generalized seniority scheme points to the octupole character of these 3− states in Sn isotopes.

• Test of isospin conservation in thermal neutron-induced fission of $^{245}Cm$

We have recently shown that the general trends of partition-wise fission fragment mass distribution in heavy-ion-induced compound nuclear (CN) fission of heavy nuclei can be reproduced reasonably well by using theconcept of isospin conservation, hence providing a direct evidence of isospin conservation in neutron-rich systems [Jain et al, Nucl Data Sheets 120, 123 (2014); Garg and Jain, Phys. Scr. 92, 094001 (2017); Jain and Garg, EPJ Web of Conference 178, 05007 (2018); Garg et al, Phys. Scr. 93, 124008 (2018)]. In this paper, we test the concept of isospin conservation to reproduce the fission fragment mass distribution emerging from thermal neutron-inducedCN fission reaction, $^{245}\rm{Cm}(n_{th}, f)$. As earlier, we use Kelson’s conjectures [I Kelson, Proceedings of the Conference on Nuclear Isospin (Academic Press, New York, 1969)] to assign isospin to neutron-rich fragments emitted in fission, which suggest the formation of fission fragments in isobaric analogue states. We calculate the relative yields of neutron-rich fragments using the concept of isospin conservation and basic isospin algebra. The calculated resultsreproduce the experimentally known partition-wise mass distributions quite well. This highlights the usefulness of isospin as an approximately good quantum number in neutron-rich nuclei. This also allows us to predict the fragment distribution of the most symmetric Cd–Cd partition and the heavier mass fragment distributions, both not measured so far.

• # Pramana – Journal of Physics

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Volume 93 | Issue 1
July 2019