Experimental Study of Neutron Shell Structure in Chromium-53 via Neutron Transfer to Chromium-52

Author

Dylan Todd Brown-Simms, Ursinus CollegeFollow

Submission Date

4-24-2023

Document Type

Paper

Department

Physics & Astronomy

Adviser

Lewis Riley

Committee Member

Lewis Riley

Committee Member

Thomas Carroll

Department Chair

Casey Schwarz

External Reviewer

Paul Cottle

Distinguished Honors

This paper has met the requirements for Distinguished Honors.

Project Description

A measurement of the ⁵²Cr(d,p) ⁵³Cr reaction at 16 MeV was performed using the Florida State University Super-Enge Split-Pole Spectrograph to determine single-neutron energies for the 2p3/2, 2p1/2, and 1f5/2 orbits. We were able to observe 24 unique states in ⁵³Cr. Using the energies and angular distributions we were able to calculate energy centroids. We discuss these preliminary results in the context of other N = 29 isotones and prospects for future work.

Recommended Citation

Brown-Simms, Dylan Todd, "Experimental Study of Neutron Shell Structure in Chromium-53 via Neutron Transfer to Chromium-52" (2023). Physics and Astronomy Honors Papers. 10.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/physics_astro_hon/10