Physics Letters B (Dec 2023)

Isospin symmetry in the T = 1,A = 62 triplet

  • K. Wimmer,
  • P. Ruotsalainen,
  • S.M. Lenzi,
  • A. Poves,
  • T. Hüyük,
  • F. Browne,
  • P. Doornenbal,
  • T. Koiwai,
  • T. Arici,
  • K. Auranen,
  • M.A. Bentley,
  • M.L. Cortés,
  • C. Delafosse,
  • T. Eronen,
  • Z. Ge,
  • T. Grahn,
  • P.T. Greenlees,
  • A. Illana,
  • N. Imai,
  • H. Joukainen,
  • R. Julin,
  • A. Jungclaus,
  • H. Jutila,
  • A. Kankainen,
  • N. Kitamura,
  • B. Longfellow,
  • J. Louko,
  • R. Lozeva,
  • M. Luoma,
  • B. Mauss,
  • D.R. Napoli,
  • M. Niikura,
  • J. Ojala,
  • J. Pakarinen,
  • X. Pereira-Lopez,
  • P. Rahkila,
  • F. Recchia,
  • M. Sandzelius,
  • J. Sarén,
  • R. Taniuchi,
  • H. Tann,
  • S. Uthayakumaar,
  • J. Uusitalo,
  • V. Vaquero,
  • R. Wadsworth,
  • G. Zimba,
  • R. Yajzey

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 847
p. 138249

Abstract

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Excited states in the Tz=0,−1 nuclei 62Ga and 62Ge were populated in direct reactions of relativistic radioactive ion beams at the RIBF. Coincident γ rays were measured with the DALI2+ array and uniquely assigned to the A=62 isobars. In addition, 62Ge was also studied independently at JYFL-ACCLAB using the 24Mg(40Ca,2n)62Ge fusion-evaporation reaction. The first excited T=1,Jπ=2+ states in 62Ga and 62Ge were identified at 979(1) and 965(1) keV, respectively, resolving discrepant interpretations in the literature. States beyond the first 2+ state in 62Ge were also identified for the first time in the present work. The results are compared with shell-model calculations in the fp model space. Mirror and triplet energy differences are analyzed in terms of individual charge-symmetry and charge-independence breaking contributions. The MED results confirm the shrinkage of the p-orbits' radii when they are occupied by at least one nucleon on average.