Properties of P30 Levels from the Reaction Si29(p, γ)P30. II

Abstract
A previous investigation of the γ-ray decay schemes of 7 resonances in the reaction Si29(p, γ)P30 in the range Ep=7001750 keV has been extended to 24 resonances in the range Ep=3001800 keV. The new decay scheme studies were conducted with a 40-cc Ge(Li) detector. The spins, parities, isobaric spins, lifetimes, and transition multipolarity mixings for many resonances and bound states of P30 have been determined from an extensive series of angular-correlation, linear-polarization, and Doppler-shift-attenuation measurements. New resonance information includes the discovery that resonances previously reported at Ep=1505, 1748, and 1772 keV are each doublets. The latter two have components at 1746 and 1749, and at 1773 and 1775 keV, respectively. The 1505-keV "resonance" was found to be a doublet with a separation of 0.7±0.1 keV by means of high-resolution elastic-scattering measurements. Unique spin assignments for 15 and parity assignments for 11 resonance levels were obtained. The observed resonance strengths (2J+1)ΓγΓpΓ vary between 0.077 and 14 eV. Several unusually broad odd-parity resonances were observed which have large reduced widths for p-wave and f-wave capture. The strong contribution of 1f72, 2p32, and 2p12 orbitals to the configuration of states near Ex=7 MeV in P30 is revealed. The influence of isobaric spin on the level structure and γ-ray decay properties is apparent. The 2 resonances at Ep=1470 and 1686 keV and the 4 doublet at 1505 keV are identified as T-admixed pairs. Significant revisions of the decay schemes of the 1.45-, 2.94-, 4.14-, 4.50-, and 4.92-MeV levels have resulted from the 40-cc Ge(Li) spectra. The "4.92-MeV level" is shown to be a doublet with components at 4.921±0.002 and 4.945±0.005 MeV. By combining results of the angular-correlation, linear-polarization, and lifetime measurements, the following Jπ assignments are derived for bound levels: 0.71(1+), 1.45(2+), 1.97(3+), 2.54(