A study of 75Se by neutron capture and the SU(3)-SU(5) transition in the quadrupole-phonon representation

Abstract

The γ and e − spectra following thermal neutron capture in 74Se were studied with curved-crystal, β, and pair spectrometers. Precise energies have been obtained for the transitions and levels at low energies. Two primary E2 transitions were found. The neutron separation energy for 75Se was determined as 8027.6 keV. Precise γ-energies following the electron capture decay of 75Se were also measured, resulting in precise level energies in 75As. The calculation of the energy levels in 75Se has been performed in the SU(6) particle-vibrational model (PTQM) and 27 theoretical states have been tentatively assigned to the experimental levels. The spectrum of the core nucleus 74Se has been calculated in the SU(6) quadrupolephonon model (TQM). The structure of theoretical states, the relation to SU(3) and SU(5) limits, and potential energy surface are discussed. The E2, M1 and E1 transitions have been calculated in PTQM and compared to the experiment. Also, an overview is presented of theoretical explanations of the I = j, j−1, j−2 anomalous triplet emphasizing the rule with shell-model classification corrected for quadrupole phonons.