Single-particle excitations in the level structure of Cu64

Abstract

Excited states of the $^{64}\mathrm{Cu}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}(Z=29,N=35)$ nucleus have been probed using heavy-ion-induced fusion evaporation reaction and an array of Compton-suppressed Clovers as detection system for the emitted $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays. More than 50 new transitions have been identified and the level scheme of the nucleus has been established up to an excitation energy ${E}_{x}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\sim}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}6$ MeV and spin $\ensuremath{\sim}10\ensuremath{\hbar}$. The experimental results have been compared with those from large-basis shell-model calculations that facilitated an understanding of the single-particle configurations underlying the level structure of the nucleus.