Bim210(d,t)reaction;Bi210(9−) parentage of states inBi209

Abstract
Configuration assignments and spectroscopic factors are deduced from angular distribution data on 22 levels or level groupings in Bi209 using the reaction Bim210(d,t)Bi209 at Ed=17 MeV. Transitions to levels in Bi209 between 2.6 and 6.0 MeV are observed and these levels are interpreted in terms of the coupling of the pure |h92π,g92ν|9 target state with neutron holes in Pb207. The j values of the transferred neutron are determined through comparison of the measured angular distributions and energies with angular distributions and energies for the corresponding single-hole states in Pb207. Levels below 5.0 MeV are assigned p12, p32, or f52 neutron hole parentage while the levels above 5.0 MeV all have f72 neutron hole parentage. The results complement and extend previous inelastic scattering and analog resonance studies on levels below 4.0 MeV excitation in Bi209. In particular, the summed spectroscopic strength for the p12 neutron hole parentage states agrees well with the theoretical sum rule limit and measured single-hole strength in Pb207. The microscopic shell model (in contrast to the weak-coupling model) successfully predicts the observed splitting of spectroscopic strength among the members of the (|h92π,g92ν|9  p121ν) multiplet.