Symmetry breaking in mirror nuclei 55Co and 55Ni

Yrast states in mirror nuclei Co and Ni have been populated with a radioactive ion beam using the Isotope Separator On-Line method. A shielded array of 7 Compton suppressed germanium detectors recorded reaction gamma-rays. For channel selection, an array of 128 independent silicon detectors was used to differentiate exit channels with different number of proton and alpha particles emitted. From gamma-gamma and gamma-particle coincidences, three lines in Co and one line in Ni was obtained for the first time

Keywords:

Mirror nuclei , Radioactive Ion Beam , Coulomb Displacement Energies , Decay Schemes , Compound Nucleus , Fusion-Evaporation Reaction