Investigating the structure of neutron rich calcium isotopes

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dc.contributor.advisor Kanungo, Rituparna
dc.creator Hollett, Jacob
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-25T17:31:02Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-25T17:31:02Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/29549
dc.description 1 online resource (iii, 47 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47).
dc.description.abstract The behavior of neutron and proton rich nuclei that lie far from the region of stability is a matter of great scientific interest. This is because not only do these nuclei play important roles in stellar nucleosynthesis events such as the r-process, but they also allow us to observe changes in the nuclear shell structure, which helps shape our understanding of the nuclear interaction. This behavior is often attributable to the existence of shell closures, that occur at a few specific numbers of protons and neutrons. Forming a complete understanding of such shell closures requires knowledge regarding the orbital occupancies of these nuclei. Through an experiment conducted at TRIUMF, Canada&rsquo;s particle accelerator center, the orbital occupancies of neutron rich Calcium isotopes have been probed. These nuclei, with a conventional closed proton shell of Z = 20, draw interest with new neutron shells signaled at N=32 and 34. An overview of the experimental process and subsequent analysis will be detailed throughout the following discussion. The overview of the experiment will detail the conditions and methods used, while the discussion of the analysis will review the steps undertaken towards the construction of <sup>50</sup>Ca(d,d)<sup>50</sup>Ca Q-Value spectra. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title Investigating the structure of neutron rich calcium isotopes en_CA
dc.type Text en_CA
thesis.degree.name Bachelor of Science (Honours Astrophysics)
thesis.degree.level Undergraduate
thesis.degree.discipline Astronomy and Physics
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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