Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium

Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopyand Related Topics

2-6 September, 2002 Pruhonice near Prague, Czech Republic

Editors: J. KvdSil, R Cpr h M. MaInstitute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Charles University, PragueCzech Republic

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CONTENTS

OPENING AND BANQUET TALKS

An Excursion Through the Nuclear Many-Body Landscape 3

K. Heyde

Fifty Years of Neutron Capture 15

R. E. Chrien

Oral Contributions

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE

Critical Point Symmetries and Phase Transitional Behavior

in Nuclei 27

R. F. Casten

Landau Theory of Phase Transitions and Nuclear

Groundstate Deformation 36

J. Jolie, S. Heinze, A. Linnemann, V. Werner,

P. Cejnar and R. F. Casten

Microscopic Foundations of Nuclear Supersymmetry 43

H. B. Geyer and P. Cejnar

A New Algorithm for Diagonalizing Large Harniltonian Matrices

and Its Application to Nuclear Shell Model 51

F. Andreozzi, A. Porrino and N. Lo Iudice

Coulomb Energy Differences as a Probe of Nuclear Structure 60

D. D. Warner

Photoactivation of Long-Lived Isomers and Its Relevance to

Nuclear Structure Physics, 7-Laser Schemes, and Nucleosynthesis 69

U. Kneissl

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Isospin Symmetry and Rotational Collectivity in Odd-Odd

N = Z Nuclei 76

A, F. Lisetskiy, N. Pietralla, I. Schneider, K. Jessen,

A. Gelberg and P. von Brentano

Relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov Description of Nuclei Far

from Stability 83

G. A. Lalazissis, P. Ring and D. Vretenar

Low-Lying Positive Parity Modes in Nearly Spherical Nuclei 90

Ch. Stoyanov and N. Lo Iudice

Evolution of Mixed-Symmetry States near Shell Closures 97

N. Pietralla, C. Fransen, A. F. Lisetskiy,

P. von Brentano and V. Werner

Multiphonon Vibrational Excitations in Nearly Spherical Nuclei 106

5. W. Yates

The Phase/Shape Transition Critical Point and the Interacting

Boson Model 113

N. V. Zamfir and G. E. Fernandes

Search for Experimental Evidence Supporting the Multiphonon

Description of Excited States in 152Sm 120

D. G. Burke

Transition Matrix Elements in Neutron-Rich Fission Fragments 128

R. Kriicken, C. Hutter, J. R. Cooper, C. J. Barton,

M. Shawcross, A. Aprahamian, C. W. Beausang, M. A. Caprio,

R. F. Casten, W.-T. Chou, R. M. Clark, D. Cline, M. Cromaz,

A. A. Hecht, A. 0. Macchiavelli, N. Pietralla, M. A. Stoyer,

C. Y. Wu and N. V. Zamfir

Self-Consistent Harmonic Oscillator Model and Tilted Rotation 135

R. G. Nazmitdinov

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Self-Consistent Skyrme-RPA Approach with Factorized

Residual Interaction 143

V. 0. Nesterenko, J. Kvasil, P.-G. Reinhard,

W. Kleinig and P. Fleischer

Isovector Excitations near the N = 50 Shell Closure 150

V. Werner, P. von Brentano, C. Fransen, J. Jolie,

N. Pietralla, U. Kneissl, H. H. Pitz, S. W. Yates

and H. G. Borner

Comprehensive Spectroscopic Studies of 112Cd 157

P. E. Garrett, H. Lehmann, J. Jolie, C. A. McGrath,

Minfang Yeh and S. W. Yates

Intruder Bands and Configuration Mixing in the Lead Isotopes 164

R. Fossion, K. Heyde, G. Thiamova and P. van Isacker

Structure of Excited K = 0+ Bands in 168Er 171

A. Linnemann, J. Jolie, H. G. Borner, M. Jentschel

and P. Mutti

Interplay of Quasiparticle and Vibrational States in W Isotopes 178

P. Alexa, J. Honzdtko, I. Tomandl, V. Bondarenko, J. Berzins,

T. von Egidy, H.-F. Wirth, R. Hertenberger, Y. Eisermann,

G. Graw, V. A. Khitrov and A. M. Sukhovoj

Systematics of El Two-Phonon Excitations Around Shell

Closures from Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence Experiments 185

H. H. Pitz, C. Kohstall, U. Kneissl, W. Andrejtscheff,

P. von Brentano, C. Fransen and N. Pietralla

Ml Low-Energy Excitations in Heavy Odd-Mass Nuclei:

Are They Scissors Modes? 192

J. G. Hirsch, C. E. Vargas and J. P. Draayer

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NUCLEAR REACTIONS

Knockout Reactions in Inverse Kinematics: A Precision Tool

for Nuclear Spectroscopy 203

P. G. Hansen

Radiative Neutron and Proton Capture: Pre-EquilibriumApproach 212

E. Betdk, F. Cvelbar, A. Likar and T. Vidmar

The Consistent Direct-Semidirect Model for Radiative Captureof Nucleons 219

A. Likar, T. Vidmar, F. Cvelbar, E. Betdk

Fast-Neutron-Induced Fission Studied by Gamma Spectroscopy 226

R. 0. Nelson, N. Fotiades, M. Devlin, G. D. Johns,

T. Ethvignot, T. Grainer, P. Casoli, W. Younes,

P. E. Garrett, J. A. Becker and L. A. Bernstein

Exotic Orbital Modes in Nuclei 233

P. von Neumann-Cosel

Interaction at the Barrier of Light/Loosely Bound Halo

Projectiles 243

C. Signorini

The Giant Dipole Resonance: Its Role in Neutron Capture 251

S. F. Mughabghab

An Interpretation of the Anomalous Bump in keV-Neutron

Capture 7-Ray Spectra of Lanthanide Nuclides 258

M. Igashira, M. Kawasaki and T. Ohsaki

Radiative Strength Functions from Partial Capture Cross

Section Measurements 264

Yu. P. Popov, A. V. Voinov, D. G. Serov, N. A. Gundorin,

A. P. Kobzev, S. S. Parzhitski, P. V. Sedyshev and

M. V. Sedysheva

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NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS

Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics 273

A. Aprahamian

Stellar Neutron Captures on Unstable Isotopes 282

F. Kappeler

Low Energy Proton-Radiative-Capture Measurements and

Astrophysical S-Factors 291

H. R. Weller

Capture Gamma Reaction Rates at Stellar Energies by the

Asymptotic Normalization Coecient Method 298

R. E. Tribble, A. Azhari, C. A. Gagliardi,

A. M. Mukhamedzhanov, F. Pirlepesov, A. Sattarov, X. Tang,

L. Trache, P. Bern, V. Burjan, V. Kroha, J. Novak,

S. Piskof, E. Simeckovd, J. Vincour and F. Carstoiu

Critical Role of (n, 7) Reaction of Light Nuclei in

Nuclear Astrophysics 305

Y. Nagai, T. Shima, A. Tomyo, H. Makii, K. Mishima,

M. Segawa, M. Igashira and T. Ohsaki

Nuclear Physics Issues of the r-Process 311

F.-K. Thielemann, E. Kolbe, G. Martinez-Pinedo, I. V. Panov,

T. Rauscher, K.-L. Kratz, B. Pfeiffer and S. Rosswog

Constraints on the 22Ne(a, n)25Mg Reaction Rate from

natMg + n total and 25Mg(n, 7) Cross Sections 318

P. E. Koehler

r-Process Signatures: Observations versus Model Predictions 328

K.-L. Kratz and B. Pfeiffer

Reaction Rates and Nuclear Properties Relevant for

Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars and Far from Stability 336

T. Rauscher, C. Frohlich and K. H. Guber

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Mass Measurement of 80Y by (3 - 7 Coincidence Spectroscopy 343

D. S. Brenner, C. J. Barton, N. V. Zamfir, M. A. Caprio,

A. Aprahamian, C. W. Beausang, Z. Berant, R. F. Casten,

J. R. Cooper, R. L. Gill, R. Kruecken, J. R. Novak,

N. Pietralla, M. Shawcross, A. Teymurazyan,

A. Wolf and M. Wiescher

Gamma-Spectroscopic Study of the r-Process Waiting-PointNuclide 130Cd 350

I. Dillmann, K.-L. Kratz, A. Wbhr, A. N. Ostrowski,

0. Arndt, B. A. Brown, V. Fedoseyev, L. Fraile, H. Fynbo,

P. Hoff, U. Koster, B. Pfeiffer, H. L. Ravn, M. D. Seliverstov,

J. Shergur and W. B. Walters

A Systematic Study of Proton-Capture Cross Sections in the

Se-Sb Region with Relevances to the p-Process Nucleosynthesis

S. Harrisopulos, P. Demetriou, S. Galanopoulos, M. Kokkoris,

G. Kriembardis, P. Tsagari, A. Spyrou, G. Kalyva, Ch.

Zarkadas, A. G. Karydas, J. W. Hammer, R. Kunz, M. Fey,

E. Somorjai, Gy. Gyiirky, Zs. Fiilop, A. Dewald, K. 0. Zell,

P. von Brentano, R. Julin and S. Goriely

Measurement of the 180(n, 7)190 Reaction Cross Sections

by Prompt 7-Ray Detection Methods at Thermal and

keV Energies

T. Ohsaki, M. Igashira, Y. Nagai, K. Kobayashi,

T. Kobayashi and Y. Sakurai

STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF NUCLEI

Microscopic Nuclear Level Densities by the Shell Model

Monte Carlo Method 373

Y. Alhassid

Determining Nuclear Level Densities 382

G. E. Mitchell, U. Agvaanluvsan, J. F. Shriner Jr. and

M. P. Pato

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Statistical Aspects of the Shell-Model: Broken IsospinSymmetry 389

J. F. Shriner Jr., G. E. Mitchell and B. A. Brown

Pairing and Isospin Dependence of Chaos in Nuclei 396

J. M. G. Gomez, R. Molina and J. Retamosa

Systematics of Nuclear Level Density Parameters 403

D. Bucurescu and T. von Egidy

Improved Microscopic Nuclear Level Densities 410

P. Demetriou and S. Goriely

Quantum Chaos and Symmetries in Nuclear Spectroscopy 417

J. Tambergs, T. Krasta and 0. Dumbrajs

Comparison of Analytical Methods of El StrengthCalculations in Middle and Heavy Nuclei 424

V. A. Plujko and 0. 0. Kavatsyuk

Radiative Strength Functions and Level Densities 432

A. Schiller, J. A. Becker, L. A. Bernstein, A. Voinov,

M. Guttormsen, M. Hjorth-Jensen, J. Rekstad, S. Siem,

G. E. Mitchell and E. Tavukcu

Level Density and Strength Function from Quasicontinuous

Decay of Superdeformed Excitations in Lead Nuclei 441

J. A. Cizewski, M. Johnson and D. P. McNabb

EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES

FIGARO: Measuring Neutron Emission Spectra with A White

Neutron Source 451

R. C. Haight, J. M. O'Donnell, L. Zanini,

M. Devlin and D. Rochman

Neutron Capture Measurements at the CERN-nTOF

Facility for ADS Applications 460

F. Gunsing and the nTOF Collaboration

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How Far Can We Push Ultra High Resolution

Gamma Spectroscopy 467

M. Jentschel, H. Borner and P. Mutti

Nuclear Structure Studies of Exotic Nuclei Using an Arrayof BaF2 Detectors 476

H. Mach, M. Lewitowicz, M. Stanoiu, F. Becker, J. Blomqvist,

M. J. G. Borge, R. Boutami, B. Cederwall, Z. Dlouhy,

B. Fogelberg, L. M. Fraile, G. Georgiev, H. Grawe, R. Grzywacz,

P. I. Johansson, R. Julin, W. Klamra, M. Leino, S. Lukyanov,

M. Mineva, J. Mrazek, G. Neyens, F. de Oliviera Santos,

M. Pfutzner, Yu. E. Penionzhkevich, E. Ramstrom, M. Sawicka,

P. M. Walker and C. Wheldon

DANCE: A 47r Barium Fluoride Detector for Measuring Neutron

Capture on Unstable Nuclei 483

J. L. Ullmann, R. C. Haight, L. Hunt, R. Reifarth,

R. S. Rundberg, T. A. Bredeweg, M. M. Fowler, G. G. Miller,

J. B. Wilhelmy, D. D. Strottman, M. Heil, F. Kappelerand E. P. Chamberlin

MINIBALL: A Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Exotic Beams 490

N. Warr, J. Eberth, G. Pascovici, H. G. Thomas,

D. Wei&haar, D. Habs, P. Reiter, P. Thirolf, D. Schwalm,C. Gund, M. Lauer, P. van Duppen, S. Franchoo, R. M. Lieder,

J. Gerl and K. P. Lieb

NUCLEAR DATA

Nuclear Modeling of (n, x-y) Reactions and Determination

of Partial Cross Sections 499

M. B. Chadwick, P. Talou, R. 0. Nelson, N. Fotiades,

J. A. Becker, L. A. Bernstein and D. McNabb

New Capture Gamma-Ray Library and Atlas of Spectra for

All Elements 507

R. B. Firestone, Zs. Revay and G. L. Molnar

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EMPIRE-II: Application to Radiative Neutron Capture 514

M. Herman

New Intensities for High Energy Gamma-Ray Standards 522

G. L. Molndr, Zs. Revay and T. Belgya

APPLICATIONS

Thin Film Analysis via Resonant Nuclear Reaction Analysis:Ion-Beam Mixing and Laser Surface Reactions 533

K. P. Lieb, E. Carpene, S. Dhar, M. Han, L. Rissanen,

P. Schaaf, M. Schwickert and M. Uhrmacher

Use of the Crystal Diffraction Method to Study the

Transmutation of Long-Lived Nuclides 543

V. L. Alexeev, V. V. Fedorov and V. L. Rumiantsev

Measurements of Neutron Capture Cross Sections Relevant

for Nuclear Waste Transmutation, by 7 and a Spectroscopy 548

0. Deruelle, M. Fadil, G. Fioni, A. Letourneau, F. Marie,

R. Plukienne, D. Ridikas, I. Almahamid, H. Faust and P. Mutti

The Resonance Detector Spectrometer for Neutron

Spectroscopy in the eV Energy Region 555

A. Pietropaolo, C. Andreani, A. D'Angelo, G. Gorini,

S. Imberti, N. Rhodes, E. M. Schooneveld, R. Senesi

and M. Tardocchi

The Cold Neutron PGAA-NIPS Facility at the Budapest

Research Reactor 562

T. Belgya, Zs. Revay, P. P. Ember, J. Weil,

G. L. Molndr snd S. M. Qaim

FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS

High Resolution 7-ray Spectroscopy at BNL — Breaking the

Strangeness Barrier 571

R. E. Chrien

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Effect of the H-Atom Zero-Point Motion on the DopplerWidth of the n-p Capture Gamma Line 581

R. Moreh and D. Nemirovsky

Test of Time Reversal Invariance in Free Neutron Decaywith Trine 588

T. Soldner, L. Beck, C. Plonka, K. Schreckenbach

and 0. Zimmer

\°Be and ^°B Hypernuclei: A Clue to Puzzles in NonleptonicWeak Decays 597

L. Majling, Yu. Batusov, J. Lukstins, A. Parfenov,

D. Chren and B. Sopko

A Measurement of the Parity-Violating Gamma-RayAsymmetry in the Neutron-Proton Capture 604

S. I. Penttild and the NPDGamma Collaboration

Poster Contributions

The 180Ta Production Puzzle and the Classical s-Process 617

P. Alexa, M. Loewe, J. De Boer and M. Wurkner

Raman Spectroscopy of Irradiated Tissue Samples 621

P. Alexa, A. Synytsya, K. Volka, J. de Boer, J. Besserer,

S. Froschauer, M. Loewe, M. Moosburger and M. Wiirkner

Upgraded 4-Meter Cauchois Crystal Diffraction

Spectrometer GSK-2M in Gatchina 625

V. L. Alexeev and V. L. Rumiantsev

Classification of Nuclear States in Unitary Scheme Basis

for Strictly Restricted Dynamics Model 629

A. Andrejevs, J. Tambergs, J. Ruza,

J. A. Castilho Alcaras and 0. Katkevicius

Possible Evidence for Triaxial Shape in the Odd-Odd

Nucleus 194Ir 633

M. Balodis, T. Krasta, N. Kramere and J. Berzins

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Non-Rotational States of 164Dy 637

J. Berzins, V. Bondarenko, T. Krasta, F. Hoyler, K. Fohl,

H. G. Borner, B. Krusche, S. J. Robinson and P. Schillenbeck

Improved Accuracy (n, 7) Measurement at nTOF 641

C. Domingo and the nTOF Collaboration

Strictly Restricted Dynamics Model Calculations with

Quadrupole Interaction 645

A. Dzalbs, A. Andrejevs, J. Tambergs, T. Krasta,

J. A. Castilho Alcaras and 0. Katkevicius

Laue Diffraction Method of a Neutron EDM Search.

Project of the Experiment 649

V. V. Fedorov, V. V. Voronin, E. G. Lapin

and S. Yu. Semenikhin

Atomic Shell Ionization by the Heated Nuclei 654

S. N. Fedotkin

Investigating Low-Spin States in 92Zr with Inelastic

Neutron Scattering 660

C. Fransen, D. Bandyopadhyay, N. Boukharouba,

P. von Brentano, S. R. Lesher, M. T. McEllistrem,

N. Pietralla, V. Werner and S. W. Yates

High-Energy Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy by High-Resolution

Spectrometer: HHS 664

K. Furutaka, H. Harada, H. Utsunomiya, H. Akimune,

S. Sugimoto, K. Osaka, M. Igashira and T. Ohsaki

Algebraic Approach to Pairing Correlations in Exotic

Z < N Nuclei 668

A. I. Georgieva, K. D. Sviratcheva and J. P. Draayer

Spectroscopy of 159Gd 672

C. Granja, S. Pospisil, L. Rubdcek, T. von Egidy,

H.-F. Wirth, G. Graw, R. Hertenberger, Y. Eisermann,

H. Borner, H. Lehmann, S. A. Telezhnikov, A. Aprahamian,

R. E. Chrien and D. Nosek

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Determination of the Capture to the Fission Cross-Section

Ratio by the Measurements of the Gamma-Rays Coincidence

Multiplicity Spectra at Neutron Resonance Absorption by 235U 676

Yu. V. Grigoriev, V. V. Sinitsa, Zh. V. Mezentseva,

A. B. Popov, Yu. P. Popov, G. Ilchev and

H. Faikov-Stanzcyk

Se(p, 7) Cross Section Measurements for p-Process Studies 682

Gy. Gyiirky, Zs. Fiilop, E. Somarjai, M. Kokkoris,

S. Galanopulos, P. Demetriou, S. Harissopulos, S. Goriely

and T. Rauscher

Nuclear Structure of 127Te Studied with (n, 7) and (d,p)Reactions and Interpreted with IBFM and QPM 686

J. Honzdtko, I. Tomandl, V. Bondarenko, T. von Egidy,

H.-F. Wirth, R. Hertenberger, Y. Eisermann, G. Grow,

D. Bucurescu, N. Marginean and V. Yu. Ponomarev

Measurement of the Modified Conversion Ratio of 238U by

Gamma-Ray Spectrometry on an Irradiated Fuel Pin 690

J. P. Hudelot, P. Fougeras and S. Cathalau

Methodological Tests of Prompt Gamma-Ray Spectroscopyfor (n, xn) Cross Section Measurements at Various Facilities 694

E. Jericha, P. Baumann, A. Kelic, S. Lukic, G. Rudolf,

N. Kornilov, G. Noguere, A. Plompen, P. Siegler and

A. Pavlik

Gamma Softness and Proton-Neutron Interaction in the

N = Z Nucleus 64Ge 698

K. Kaneko, M. Hasegawa and T. Mizusaki

The Method for a Simultaneous Estimation of Level Densityand Radiative Strength Functions of Dipole 7-Transitionsin the Energy Region up to 5-8 MeV 702

V. A. Khitrov and A. M. Sukhovoj

The Features of the Energy Dependence of Level Density and

Radiative Strength Functions of Heavy Nuclei Below 5-8 MeV 706

V. A. Khitrov and A. M. Sukhovoj

Main Pecularities of the Transformation Process of Nuclear

Low-Lying Levels into the Bohr's Compound States 710

V. A. Khitrov and A. M. Sukhovoj

On Possibility to Obtain a Bulk of New SpectroscopicInformation for Even-Even Fissile Nuclei in Energy Interval

Below 6 MeV 714

V. A. Khitrov, A. M. Sukhovoj, V. I. Furman,

N. A. Gundorin, D. V. Matveev and D. G. Serov

The Experimental and Calculated Total 7-Ray Spectra and

Population of Levels up to 3 MeV of Heavy Nuclei 718

V. A. Khitrov, A. M. Sukhovoj and E. P. Grigoriev

Measurements of Neutron Capture Cross Sections for DyIsotopes in the Energy Region from 10 to 90 keV 722

G. N. Kim, Y. G. Min, T. I. Ro, H. D. Kim, J. K. Ahn,

S. Mizuno, T. Ohsaki and M. Igashira

Evidence for Ml Scissors Resonances Built on 163Dy Levels

in the Quasicontinuum 726

M. Krticka, F. Becvdf, J. Honzdtko, I. Tomandl, M. Heil,

F. Kdppeler, R. Reifarih, F. Voss and K. Wisshak

Prompt Gamma-Ray Activation Analysis for Determination

of Boron in Aqueous Solutions 730

P. Kudejovd, J. Jolie, S. Baechler and J.-L. Schenker

Thermal Neutron Capture Branching Ratio of 209Bi using

a Gamma-Ray Technique 734

A. Letourneau, E. Berthoumieux, 0. Deruelle, M. Fadil,

G. Fioni, F. Gunsing, F. Marie, L. Perrot, D. Ridikas,

H. Borner, H. Faust, P. Mutti, G. Simpson and

P. Schillebeeckx

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The RPI Multiplicity Detector Response to 7-Ray Cascades

in 149Sm(n, 7) and 150Sm(n, 7) Reactions 738

M. Lubert, N. C. Francis, Y. Danon, R. C. Block and

Shanwu Wang

Analysis of Various Detector Signals Digitized by a 12-bit

flash ADC 743

S. Lukic, P. Baumann and G. Rudolf

NDP and RBS Study of Lithium Niobate 748

A. Mackova, V. Perina, V. Hnatowicz, J. Vacik, J. Cervena,

R. Groetzschel, P. Nekvindova and J. Spirkova

Collective Level Structure of Even-Even Actinides 753

V. M. Maslov, Yu. V. Porodzinskij, M. Baba and A. Hasegawa

Actinide Neutron Capture Cross Sections 757

V. M. Maslov, Yu. V. Porodzinskij, M. Baba and A. Hasegawa

Measurement of keV-Neutron Capture Cross Sections of 129I 761

T. Matsumoto, M. Igashira and T. Ohsaki

Valence-Model Calculation of Low-Energy Neutron CaptureCross Sections of 9Be and 12C 765

T. Matsushima, H. Kitazawa, M. Igashira and T. Ohsaki

Shape Transitions in the Interacting Boson Model at Finite

Temperature 769

A. Mengoni, A. Ventura and R. Capote

Quadrupole-Octupole Collectivity and Staggering Effects in

Nuclear Rotational Spectra 773

N. Minkov and S. Drenska

Rigorous Extrapolation Technique for Shell Model Calculations 777

T. Mizusaki

The Importance of Parity-Dependence of the Nuclear Level

Density in the Prediction of Astrophysical Reaction Rates 781

D. Mocelj, T. Rauscher, G. Martinez-Pinedo and Y. Alhassid

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Level Densities of N ~ Z Nuclei using Exact IsospinProjection in the Shell Model Monte Carlo Method 785

H. Nakada and Y. Alhassid

Dependence of Nuclear Level Density on Vibrational

State Damping 789

V. A. Plujko and A. N. Gorbachenko

Shape of Dipole Radiative Strength Function for

Asymmetric Nuclei 793

V. A. Plujko, M. 0. Kavatsyuk and 0. 0. Kavatsyuk

Microscopic Study of 156Gd 797

G. Popa, J. G. Hirsch, J. P. Draayer, A. Aprahamian and

R. C. de Haan

Measurement of keV-Neutron Capture Cross Section of 209Bi 801

K. Saito, M. Igashira, J. Kawakami, T. Ohsaki,

T. Obara and H. Sekimoto

Gamow-Teller Strength Distributions in Proton-Rich

Sr Isotopes 805

P. Sarriguren, E. Moya De Guerra and E. Escuderos

The Systematics of Dipole Modes in the Even-Even Hf Nuclei 809

M. Scheck, D. Belie, H. von Garrel, U. Kneissl, C Kohstall,

H. H. Pitz, F. Stedile, J. J. Carroll, R. Toman,

P. von Brentano, A. Gade, A. Linnemann, N. Pietralla

and V. Werner

Inclusive and Stripping Breakup in the System 6Li + 208Pb

at Coulomb Barrier Energies 817

C. Signorini, A. Edifizi, M. Mazzocco, L. Stroe,

A. Andrighetto, D. Fabris, M. Lunardon, A. Vitturi,

G. Prete, M. Cinausero, E. Fioretto, M. Trotta,

F. Soramel, A. Brondi, G. La Rana, R. Moro,

A. Ordine, E. Vardaci and Z. H. Liu

Web-Based Nuclear Data Information for Astrophysics 821

M. C. Smith and R. A. Meyer

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Compilation of Gamma-Ray Spectra from Neutron and

Proton Resonances 825

Z. N. Soroko, S. I. Sukhoruchkin and D. S. Sukhoruchkin

Tuning Effects in Nuclear Excitations and Binding Energies 829

S. I. Sukhoruchkin

Algebraic Sp(4) Pairing Model and Its Non-Linear Extension 833

K. D. Sviratcheva, A. I. Georgieva,

C. Bahri and J. P. Draayer

Systematic Analysis of Neutron-Rich Even-Even

Carbon Isotopes 837

G. Thiamova, N. Itagaki, T. Otsuka and K. Ikeda

Optical Precession of Cold Neutron Spin in a

Noncentrosymmetric Crystal 842

V. V. Voronin, V. V. Fedorov, E. G. Lapin and

S. Yu. Semenikhin

List of Participants 849

Author Index 861