Mo beams and GODDESS*

The Surrogate Reactions Method (SRM) has validated the (d,pγ) reaction as a surrogate for (n,γ) in normal kinematics. [1]  To extend the validity of the SRM to inverse kinematics and prepare for studies with rare isotope beams, the (d,pγ) reaction with ⁹⁵Mo beams was measured with GODDESS (Gammasphere ORRUBA: Dual Detectors for Experimental Structure Studies) where ORRUBA (Oak Ridge Rutgers University Barrel Array) is an array of position-sensitive silicon strip detectors.  A SRM analysis of the ⁹⁵Mo(d,pγ) reaction requires intricate knowledge of the ⁹⁶Mo level scheme – which can be extended by this first inverse kinematics measurement of the ⁹⁵Mo(d,pγ) reaction with GODDESS.  Preliminary results for the ⁹⁶Mo level scheme deduced through analysis of the (d,pγ) reaction will be presented.

[1].  A. Ratkiewicz et al., Phys. Rev. Let., 122 052502 (2019).