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Title: Firm spin and parity assignments for high-lying, low-spin levels in stable Si isotopes
A natural silicon target was investigated in a natSi( , γ ′) photon-scattering experiment with fully linearlypolarised, quasi-monochromatic  rays in the entrance channel. The mean photon energies used were Eγ =9.33, 9.77, 10.17, 10.55, 10.93, and 11.37 MeV, and the relative energy spread (full width at half maximum) of the incident beam was ΔEγ /Eγ ≈ 3.5–4 %. The observed angular distributions for the ground-state decay allow firm spin and parity assignments for several levels of the stable even-even silicon isotopes.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1913028
NSF-PAR ID:
10151931
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The European physical journal
Volume:
56
Issue:
4
ISSN:
1434-6060
Page Range / eLocation ID:
105
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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