Fritz Peter Heßberger GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung mbh, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany Helmholtz Institut Mainz D-55099 Mainz, Germany International Conference Beyond 2010 Cape Town, South Africa 1. - 6. February 2010 Version 5. 2. 2010
Outline of the talk Physical Motivation Experimental Set-ups at GSI GSI Experiments on Search for SHE GSI Experiments on Nuclear Structure of SHE New Accelerator Project New Separator Projects New detection set-ups and techniques Conclusions Collaborations
Predictions of Superheavy Elements 126 126 Macroscopic Microscopic Calculations 114 114 82 82 184 184 (164) (164) 126 126 H. Meldner Arkiv fys. 36,593 (1967)
Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) and Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) Approaches Self-consistent Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) calculation and Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) calculations, using different parametrizations. SHF: SkP, SkI3, SLy6, SkI4 and RMF: NL3, NL-Z2. Results different for different parametrizations, also different from macroscopic-microscopic calculations SkP predicts proton shell Z=126, other SHF param. rather Z=120, SkI4 shows also stromg shell effects at Z=114; SHF predict neutron shell essentially at N=184, partly strong shell effects also at N=172 RMF predict proton shell at Z=120 and strong neutron shell rather at N=172. Where are the shells really??? From: M.Bender et al. Phys. Lett. B 515, 42 (2001)
Excerpt from the Charts of Nuclei Regions of Research Z 120 114 108 Bh Hs Mt Ds 112 Rg 270 Hs 184 100 152 162 N
48 Ca E lab = 220 MeV Production of Superheavy Elements 209 Bi 257 Lr E * = 22 MeV n ye - 255 Lr (<0.1%) 'prompt disruption' (>99.9 %) n xγ Production of SHE in complete fusion reactions Cold fusion: Pb, Bi Targets, medium heavy projectiles (e.g. 48 Ca, 54 Cr, 64 Ni), low excit. energy E*(B fus ) < 20 MeV, 1n (2n), high dyn. fusion hindrance Hot fusion: Actinide targets ( 244 Pu, 248 Cm), projectile 48 Ca (mostly so far); high excit. energy, E*(B fus ) > 30 MeV, 3n, 4n, (5n), lower dyn. fusion hindrance, more neutron rich nuclei, closer to N=184 F.P.Heßberger 2.5.2005 Hot Fusion 10 8 10 6 fusion cross-section 209 Bi( 48 Ca,xn) 257-x Lr Cold Fusion σ / nb 10 4 10 2 256 Lr (1n) 255 Lr (2n) 254 Lr (3n) 253 Lr (4n) 10 0 Yu. Oganessian, J. Phys. G 34, 165 (2007) 10-2 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 F.P.Heßberger, EPJ D45, 33 (2007) E* / MeV
Production of Superheavy Elements 100000 10000 σ / pbarn 1000 100 10 1 0,1 (4n) 'cold' fusion (Pb,Bi-targets) 34 S + actinide targets 48 Ca + actinide targets (3n) 48 Ca + actinide targets (4n) 22 Ne, 30 Si + 238 U (5n) 50 Ti + 208 Pb 54 Cr + 208 Pb 58 Fe + 208 Pb 64 Ni + 208 Pb 70 Zn + 208 Pb decrease of E* for maxumim of 1n channel 0,01 102 105 108 111 114 117 120 Z ER konferenzen/tours/quersschn 14.8.2006 48 Ca + 244 Pu
Schematic Experimental Set-up for SHE - Research sf sf
Velocity separator SHIP SHIP Separation time: 1 2 μs Transmission: 20 50 % Background: 10 50 Hz Det. E. resolution: 18 25 kev Det. Pos. resolution: 150 μm Dead time: 25 μs Mastertitelformat bearbeiten
Gas filled Separator TASCA Modes of Operation: Æ High Transmission Mode (HTM); DQhQv focussing; ε = 57±5 % for 253No (48Ca + 207Pb) Beam spot size: 120x40 mm2 Æ Small Image Mode (SIM); DQvQh focussing; ε = 35±6 % for 253No (48Ca + 207Pb) Beam spot size: 30x30 mm2
Synthesis of 283 112 by the reaction 48 Ca + 238 U σ = 2.5 + 1.8 1.1 pb σ = 0.72 + 0.58 0.35 pb New result: b sf ( 283 112) = 50±20 %
Synthesis of Element 114 by 48 Ca + 244 Pu 12 decay chains σ 5 pb E* 41 MeV 5 decay chains σ 1.7 pb E* 41 MeV New results at TASCA: α-decay branch in 281 Ds new isotope 277 Hs
54 Cr + 248 Cm:σ 25 fb (4n) 58 Fe + 244 Pu: σ 5 fb (4n) 64 Ni + 238 U: σ 4 fb (3n) Towards Element 120 First attempt at SHIP: 64 Ni + 238 U (S.Hofmann et al. GSI Sci. Rep. 2008, 131) 50 Ti + 249 Cf: σ 50fb (4n) 50 Ti + 252 Cf: σ 250 fb (4n) Beam dose: 2.11 x 10 19 (116 days) : σ < 90 fb B f (mac.-mic) 7 MeV ( 300 120 (N=180)) (p-shell at Z = 114) B f (SLy6,SKP...) (10-12) MeV ( 300 120 (N=180)) (p-shell at Z 120) Cross-section enhancement expected at higher B f Problem: fusion probability!! V. Zagrebaev, W. Greiner PR C 78, 034610 (2008) Next step: 54 Cr + 248 Cm (in preparation) Alternatively: 50 Ti + 249 Cf, 252 Cf σ(3n) 10 pb σ(4n) 1 pb σ(3n) σ (3n) 10 fb σ (4n) 1 fb σ (4n) 0.005 fb A.K.Nasirov et al. PR C79,024606 (2009)
Nuclear Structure Investigations 184 j15/2 7/2+[624] 152 9/2-[734] g9/ 2 114 114 1/2-[521] f7/2 100 i13/2 h9/2 142 126 7/2-[514] f5/2 d5/2 134 96 3/2-[521] 7/2+[633] 1/2+[631] 82 Nilsson Diagrams for Neutron (left) and proton (right) single particle levels
Prompt alpha-gamma spectroscopy 207 Pb( 48 Ca,2n) 253 No : σ 900 nb h; 330 000 α-decays collected in 96 h irrad. time counts 12k 11k 10k 9k 8k 7k 6k 5k 4k 3k 2k 1k K-x-rays (Fm) 151 kev 222 kev 280 kev counts 300 250 200 150 100 20 15 10 5 0 75 kev 58 kev 128 kev 209 kev 50 100 150 200 250 300 650 700 E γ / kev 297 kev 670 kev 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 E γ / kev hess/konferenzen/tan_0907/no253_r239_r260 F.P.Heßberger, 19.9.2007
Comparison of decay properties of N=151 isotones 251 Fm: α + 249 Cf, σ 10 mb, b α = 1.8 % 253 No: 207 Pb( 48 Ca,2n) 253 No, σ 0.9 µb, b α 80 % 255 Rf: 207 Pb( 50 Ti,2n) 255 Rf σ 10 nb, b α 50% 9/2 - [734] 251 Fm 9/2 - [734] 253 No 9/2 - [734] 255 Rf 800 7/2 - [743] α (6639, 0.006) α (6834, 0.87) 7/2 - [743] α (6929, 0.018) α (7620, 0.001) E * / kev 600 400 9/2 - [734] 7/2 + 5/2 + [622] α (8004, 0.96) α (8078, 0.04) α (8730, >0.9) E1 (0.24) E1 (0.57) E1 (0.19) 9/2 - [734] 200 0 11/2 + M1 5/2 + [622] 11/2 + E1 (0.23) E1 (0.63) 9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2 + 7/2 + [624] 7/2 + [624] 7/2 + [624] 247 Cf E1 (0.14) 249 Fm M1 9/2 - [734] E1 (0.45) E1 (0.55) 251 No I. Ahmad et al. PR C 8, 737 (1973) F.P. Heßberger EPJ D 45, 33 (2007) and this work F.P.Heßberger et al. EPJ A 30, 561 (2006)
Systematics of low lying Nilsson levels in N = 149 isotones 700 700 600 Theory (A.Parkhomenko, A.Sobiczewski, Act. Phy. Pol. B 36, 3115 (2005)) 600 7/2 - [743] Experiment 1/2 + [631] 500 7/2 - [743] 500 E * / kev 400 300 E * / kev 400 300 9/2 - [734] 1/2 + [631] 5/2 + [622] 200 200 100 5/2 + [622] 9/2 - [734] 100 1.02 s 0 7/2 + [624] 243 Pu 245 Cm 247 Cf 249 Fm 251 No 253 Rf 255 Sg 0 7/2 + [624] 243 Pu 245 Pu 247 Cf 249 Fm 251 No
Decay of K-Isomeric states in 254 No 100 254m2 No (198 ms) 198 ± 13 μs (16 -,16 + ) 2917 ± 3 kev b sf 1.2x10-4 counts / kev counts / kev 50 0 200 150 100 50 53 (x0.5) 111 82 133 157, 168, 179 151, 159 (214) 606 254m1 No (275 ms) 0 100 200 600 700 800 900 E γ / kev F.P.Heßberger et al. EPJ A 43, 55 (2010) 778 841 856 887 953 (x0.5) 18 + 16 + 14 + 12 + 10 + 445 412 366 318 267 8 + 6 + 214 4 + 159 102 0 + 44 778 179 168 157 (145) 133 (123) 111 K=8 2 + 254 No 347 302 606 325 (256) 1295 ± 2 kev 275 ± 7 ms 15-14 - 13-12 - 11-10 - 9-8 - 53 π9/2 + [624] x π7/2 - [514] b sf =(2.0±1.2)x10-4 b α 1x10-4 856 887 K=3 7 + 82 151 69 58 126 5 +6+ 103 45 3 +4+ 841 (M1) 943 (M1) 987 kev π1/2 - [521] x π7/2 - [514]
Decay of a K-Isomeric state in 252 No Counts 250 200 150 100 206 Pb( 48 Ca,2n) 252m No 107 (4+ --> 2+) (line dublett) K α1,2 (+ 123?) 133 156 167 (6+ --> 4+) 224 (8+ --> 6+) 882 911 920 12 + 10 + 8 + 252 No 328 277 711 687 911 828 920 862 883 133 (25) 1229 (7-) 156 1148 (6-) 1073 (5-) 107 1015 (4-) 966 (3-) 929 (2-) 100 ms 1254 kev (8 _ ) 50 No252iso F.P.Heßberger 14.8.2006 687 710 0 50 100 150 200 700 750 800 850 900 950 E γ / kev 828 862 6 + 224 167 4 + 107 2 + 46 0 + No252_KIsomer_140806 F.P.Heßberger 14.8.2006 100 4+,5-,8-9/2+ 7/2-1/2-7/2+ 3/2-1/2+ 152 3/2+ 1/2+ 7/2+ 11/2-9/2-7/2+ 5/2+ Z N B. Sulignano et al. EPJ A 33, 327 (2007) 8-
K-isomers in N=150 isotones E* / kev 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 2-quasi p 2-quasi n 8+ (7/2-,9/2-) 4+ (1/2+,7/2+) 7- (5/2+,9/2-) 4- (3/2-,5/2+) exp. 8- T 1/2 =? 8- (7/2+,9/2-) 3- (1/2-,5/2+) 6+ (5/2+,7/2+) 5- (3/2-,7/2+) 2+ (1/2-,3/2-) 4+ (1/2-,7/2-) 7- (7/2+,7/2-) 1.8 s 4- (1/2-,7/2+) 4+ (1/2-,7/2-) 0.1 s Decay schemes of 252 No and 250 Fm similar; but different to that of 254 No!! Suggests similar structure of isomers in 252 No and 250 Fm. Supported by calculatuions; lowest 2quasi particle configuration predicted as 2quasi neutron state with I π = 8 -. Common trend in N=150 isotones? next heavier candidate is 254 Rf 246 Cm 248 Cf 250 Fm 252 No calc. J.-P. Delaroche et al. Nucl. Phys. A 771, 103 (2006)
Mean time of flight / μs 90 85 80 75 253 No 2+ SHIPTRAP 70-3 -2-1 0 1 2 3 Excitation frequency / Hz - 850012 Stopping Cell 1 2 Extraction RFQ 1. deceleration 2. cooling 3. accumulation 4. purifucation 5. storage 6. detection fusion products from SHIP Buncher 3 Purification Trap 1 2 4 3 Measurement Trap 6 5 Detector Downstream Experiments Plans: 254,255,256 Lr,... towards doubly magic 270 Hs, trap assisted spectroscopy 4 7 Tesla Solenoid 5 6 Masses Measured 252,253,254 No (M.Block et al. accepted for publication in Nature) 255 Lr (first resonance) (M. Dworschak, PHD)
7.5 AMeV cw LINAC for the GSI SHE Program Proposal submitted September 2009 (W. Barth, GSI) (not yet approved) Cooperation: GSI Darmstadt, Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Inst. Applied Phys. Goethe Universität Frankfurt Main Features: ( new 28 MHZ ECR source, in progress) ( new RFQ, in commissioning) energy range 3.5-7.3 AMEV 100% duty cycle (presently 25%) intensity increase (> x10) improved beam quality Upgrade presently in progress 28 GHz ECR source + High Charge Injector (RFQ, IH)
New Separators Project: Separator for Transfer Reaction Products Inelastic Reaction Isotope Separator for Heavy Elements (IRIS) (J. Dvorak, C.E. Düllmann, M. Schädel) Brainstorming Workshop, March 1st, 2010 Replacement of SHIP, in operation since 1976 (under consideration) SuperSHIP
New Detector Set-up - TASISpec Configuration of TASISpec (TASCA in Small Image Mode Spectroscopy) Double sided Si-strip detector (DSSSD); implantation detector, 32x32 strips, active area 58 mm x 58 mm; 0.31 mm thickn. Box of 4 single sided strip detectors (SSSSD) 60 mm x 60 mm active aream 1.0 mm thickn. 1 seven-crystal Ge - Cluster detector (behind implantation detector) 4 four-crystal Ge-Clover detectors expected γ-efficiency 40 % at 200 kev L.L. Andersson et al., GSI Scientific Report 2008, 142 and in preparation to be submitted to NIM
TRAP assisted spectroscopy First Commissioning Experiment in September 2009: 170 Er( 48 Ca,5n) 213 Ra Main features: Clean samples, mass separated (no admixtures with isotones) Avoid energy summing of α-particles with conversion electrones D. Rudolph et al. GSI Scientific Report 2009, in press
Summary and Outlook Hot Fusion Reactions successfully applied at SHIP ( 48 Ca + 238 U 286 112*) and TASCA ( 48 Ca + 244 Pu 292 114*); Dubna chains were reproduced and new decay data obtained Next steps at SHIP: 48 Ca + 248 Cm 296 116 (planned June/ July 2010) Medium range plans: 48 Ca + 243 Am 291 115* (exc. function), 54 Cr + 248 Cm 302 120* Further steps: Element 114 chemistry at TASCA ( 48 Ca + 244 Pu); depending on availability of beam and targets, 50 Ti + 249 Bk 299 119*, 50 Ti + 249 Cf 299 120* Extension of α -γ- (α CE)-decay spectroscopy into the region Z > 106 and towards nuclei around the deformed shells at Z = 108, N = 162 challenge: identification of atomic numbers of SHE via K X-rays detailed investigation of K isomers ( 253 No in scheduled April 2010 at TASCA, 270 Ds scheduled in April/May at SHIP); search for new K isomers around Z = 108, N = 162 precise mass measurements of ground-state and isomeric states in nuclei Z > 100 at SHIPTRAP next step: 255 Lr and 255m Lr (E* 50 kev) scheduled in April 2010 Explore possibilities of trap-assisted spectroscopy in the region of SHE New technical projects: accelerator, separators, detector systems, target developments.... On and on but the road is never ending, at least we know, we re on our way (from On and on by Fiddler s Green)
Collaborations SHIP Spokesmen: S.Hofmann, GSI (SHE synthesis) F.P. Heßberger, GSI, Helmholtz Institut Mainz (SHE spectroscopy) GSI, Comenius University Bratislava (Slovakia), FLNR - JINR Dubna (Russia), Univ. Liverpool (UK), Univ. Jväskylä (Finland), JAEA Tokai (Japan), IMP Lanzhou (China), Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz Germany), Helmholtz Institut Mainz (Germany), LLNL Livermore (USA), University of Warsaw (Poland), Goethe Universität Frankfurt (Germany) SHIPTRAP Spokesman: M. Block, GSI GSI, MPI Heidelberg (Germany), Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald (Germany), Justus- Liebig Universität Gießen (Germany), Johannes-Gutenberg Universtät Mainz (Germany), St. Petersburg Nucl. Phys. Inst. Gatchina (Russia), FLNR-JINR Dubna (Russia), University of Granada (Spain), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (Germany), Helmholtz Institut Mainz (Germany), TU Darmstadt (Germany), University of Lund (Sweden), Goethe Universität Frankfurt (Germany) TASCA Spokesman: M. Schädel, GSI GSI, TU München (Germany), Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz (Germany), PSI Villigen (Switzerland), Univ. of Bern (Switzerland), Univ. of Jyväskylä (Finland), LBNL Berkeley (USA), Univ. of California Berkeley (USA), Univ. of Oslo (Norway), Univ. of Lund (Sweden), Univ. of Liverpool (UK), IMP Lanzhou (China), Saha Inst. of Nucl. Phys. Kolkata (India), Helmholtz Institut Mainz (Germany)
TASISpec Spokesman: D. Rudolph (Univ. of Lund) Collaborations GSI, Univ. of Lund (Sweden), Univ. of Liverpool (UK), Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz (Germany), Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogota (Colombia), PSI Villigen (Switzerland), Univ. of Bern (Switzerland), TU München (Germany), Univ. of Oslo (Norway), Helmholtz Institut Mainz (Germany) EL 114 Physics Spokesman: Ch. E. Düllmann (GSI, Univ. Mainz, Helmholtz Institut Mainz) GSI, TU München (Germany), Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz (Germany), Helmholtz Institut Mainz (Germany), Univ. of Liverpool (UK), LBNL Berkeley (USA), Univ. of California Berkeley (USA), Saha Inst. of Nucl. Phys. Kolkata (India), Univ. of Oslo (Norway), Univ. of Lund (Sweden), Univ. of Jyväskylä (Finland), ITE Warsaw (Poland), PSI Villigen (Switzerland), Univ. of Bern (switzerland) EL 114 Chemistry Spokesman: A. Yakushev (TU München) GSI, TU München (Germany), Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz (Germany), Helnholtz Institut Mainz (Germany), JAEA Tokai (Japan), Univ. of Oslo (Norway), Saha Inst. of Nucl. Phys. Kolkata (India), PSI Villigen (Switzerland), Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)