de Groote, Ruben, Moreno, J., Dobaczewski, Jacek Jan orcid.org/0000-0002-4158-3770 et al. (5 more authors) (2022) Precision measurement of the magnetic octupole moment in 45Sc as a test for state-of-the-art atomic-and nuclear-structure theory. Physics Letters B : Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology. 136930. ISSN 0370-2693
Abstract
We report on measurements of the hyperfine A, Band C-constants of the 3d4s22D5/2and 3d4s22D3/2 atomic states in 45Sc. High-precision atomic calculations of the hyperfine fields of these states and second-order corrections are performed, and are used to extract C5/2=−0.06(6)kHz and C3/2=+0.04(3)kHz from the data. These results are one order of magnitude more precise than the available literature. From the combined analysis of both atomic states, we infer the nuclear magnetic octupole moment Omega =−0.07(53)μNb, including experimental and atomic structure-related uncertainties. With a single valence proton outside of a magic calcium core, scandium is ideally suited to test a variety of nuclear models, and to investigate in-depth the many intriguing nuclear structure phenomena observed within the neighbouring isotopes of calcium. We perform nuclear shell-model calculations of Omega, and furthermore explore the use of Density Functional Theory for evaluating Omega. From this, mutually consistent theoretical values of Omega are obtained, which are in agreement with the experimental value. This confirms atomic structure calculations possess the accuracy and precision required for magnetic octupole moment measurements, and shows that modern nuclear theory is capable of providing meaningful insight into this largely unexplored observable.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL (STFC) ST/P003885/1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL (STFC) ST/M006433/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2022 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 18:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136930 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136930 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:183203 |