NSR Query Results
Output year order : Descending NSR database version of April 26, 2024. Search: Author = M.A.Sithole Found 9 matches. 2022LU01 Phys.Rev. C 105, 024305 (2022) D.W.Luo, C.Xu, Y.K.Wang, Z.H.Li, R.A.Bark, S.Q.Zhang, H.Hua, S.Y.Wang, J.Peng, X.Q.Li, H.Y.Wu, X.Wang, C.G.Wu, Q.T.Li, J.Lin, Y.Jin, W.Z.Xu, L.Mu, J.Meng, F.R.Xu, Y.L.Ye, D.X.Jiang, P.Jones, E.A.Lawrie, P.Papka, M.F.Nkalanga, T.D.Bucher, M.V.Chisapi, L.Msebi, S.Jongile, S.Ntshangase, B.R.Zikhali, S.H.Mthembu, T.Seakamela, M.A.Sithole, O.Shirihda, A.A.Aava, L.Mdletshe, K.L.Malatji, S.Mhlongo, L.Makhathini Collective structures in 62Cu NUCLEAR REACTIONS 54Cr(12C, 3np), E=67 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γ(θ), γγ-coin. 62Cu; deduced levels, J, π, high-spin levels, B(M1)/B(E2), configurations, γγ(linear polarization). Comparison with calculations using the self-consistent tilted axis cranking covariant density functional theory (TAC-C DFT). Comparison with level structures in 60,64Ca. AFRODITE array at the iThemba LABS accelerator facility.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.105.024305
2022MD01 Phys.Rev. C 106, 044325 (2022) L.Mdletshe, X.Q.Yang, E.A.Lawrie, M.A.Sithole, S.N.T.Majola, S.S.Ntshangase, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, J.J.Lawrie, S.H.Mthembu, T.D.Bucher, L.Msebi, R.A.Bark, A.A.Avaa, M.V.Chisapi, P.Jones, S.Jongile, Z.P.Li, L.Makhathini, K.L.Malatji, A.A.Netshiya, Z.Shi, B.Y.Song, L.Wang, J.Xiang, S.Q.Zhang Collective rotational bands at low excitation energy in 186Os: Vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom NUCLEAR REACTIONS 186W(α, 4n), E=48 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin. 186Os; deduced levels, J, π, linear polarization asymmetries, angular distribution ratios, high-spin states, bands structure, staggering parameter; calculated levels, J, π, bands structure, potential energy surfaces, staggering parameter. Five-dimensional collective Hamiltonian based on the covariant density functional theory (5DCH-CDFT) and triaxial rotor model (TRM) calculations. Systematics of the bands alignments for 182,184,186,188,190,192Os isotopes. AFRODITE γ-ray spectrometer consisting of 11 clover HPGe detectors at iThemba LABS Separated-Sector Cyclotron.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.044325
2021DI09 Phys.Rev. C 104, 064304 (2021) B.Ding, C.M.Petrache, S.Guo, E.A.Lawrie, I.Wakudyanaye, Z.H.Zhang, H.L.Wang, H.Y.Meng, D.Mengoni, Y.H.Qiang, J.G.Wang, C.Andreoiu, A.Astier, A.Avaa, T.Back, R.A.Bark, D.Bazzacco, A.Boso, T.D.Bucher, B.Cederwall, M.V.Chisapi, H.L.Fan, F.Galtarossa, F.H.Garcia, A.Goasduff, G.Jaworski, P.Jones, I.Kuti, J.J.Lawrie, G.S.Li, R.Li, M.L.Liu, Z.Liu, B.Lomberg, B.F.Lv, T.Marchlewski, L.Mdletshe, L.Msebi, S.H.Mthembu, D.R.Napoli, A.Netshiya, M.F.Nkalanga, J.N.Orce, K.Ortner, F.Recchia, S.Riccetto, A.Rohilla, T.W.Seakamela, M.Siciliano, M.A.Sithole, D.Sohler, J.Srebrny, D.Testov, A.Tucholski, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, F.Wentzel, K.Whitmore, Y.H.Zhang, K.K.Zheng, X.H.Zhou, B.R.Zikhali Signature splitting of the g7/2 [404] 7/2+ bands in 131Ba and 133Ce NUCLEAR REACTIONS 122Sn(13C, 4nγ)131Ba, E=65 MeV from XTU Tandem accelerator at LNL-Legnaro; 125Te(12C, 4nγ)133Ce, E=57 MeV from separated sector cyclotron of iThemba LABS; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ) using GALILEO array of 25 Compton-suppressed HPGe detectors, EUCLIDES silicon ball for charged particles and the Neutron Wall array for neutrons for 131Ba at Legnaro, and AFRODITE array of eight Compton-suppressed clover detectors for 133Ce at iThemba LABS. 131Ba, 133Ce; deduced high-spin levels, multipolarities, J, π, bands, quasiparticle alignments, dynamical moments of inertia, signature splittings and configurations. Comparison with cranked shell model and quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.064304
2021SI05 Phys.Rev. C 103, 024325 (2021) M.A.Sithole, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, E.A.Lawrie, S.N.T.Majola, A.Kardan, T.D.Bucher, J.J.Lawrie, L.Mdletshe, S.S.Ntshangase, A.A.Netshiya, P.Jones, L.Makhathini, K.L.Malatji, P.L.Masiteng, I.Ragnarsson, B.Maqabuka, J.Ndayishimye, O.Shirinda, B.R.Zikhali, S.Jongile, G.O'Neill, L.Msebi, P.M.Someketa, D.Kenfack, S.H.Mthembu, T.C.Khumalo, M.V.Chisapi Low- and medium-spin negative-parity bands in the 187Os nucleus NUCLEAR REACTIONS 186W(α, 3n)187Os, E=37 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ)(ADO), γγ(linear polarization) using AFRODITE array of 11 Compton-suppressed HPGe clover detectors at the K=200 cyclotron facility of iThemba Labs. 187Os; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, multipolarities, bands, alignment plots, experimental Routhians, Nilsson configurations; calculated total energy surfaces contours in (ϵ2cos(γ+30°), ϵ2sin(γ+30°)) plane using the cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky-Bogoliubov (CNSB) models. Bands interpreted within the cranked shell model (CSM) and CNSB formalism.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.103.024325
2021SI30 Phys.Rev. C 104, 044326 (2021) M.A.Sithole, E.A.Lawrie, L.Mdletshe, S.N.T.Majola, A.Kardan, T.D.Bucher, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, J.J.Lawrie, S.S.Ntshangase, A.A.Avaa, R.A.Bark, M.V.Chisapi, P.Jones, S.Jongile, D.Kenfack, T.C.Khumalo, L.Makhathini, K.L.Malatji, B.Maqabuka, S.H.Mthembu, L.Msebi, A.A.Netshiya, G.O'Neill, O.Shirinda, P.M.Someketa, B.R.Zikhali Structure of collective states built on the 11/2+ isomer in 187Os: Quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model and interpretation as tilted-precession bands NUCLEAR REACTIONS 186W(α, 3n)187Os, E=37.0 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(angular anisotropy), γγ(linear polarization) using AFRODITE array for γ detection at k=200 Separated Sector Cyclotron of iThemba LABS. 187Os; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, multipolarities, rotational bands, tilted precession (TiP) bands, Nilsson configurations, alignment and Routhian plots, three-dimensional triaxially-deformed nucleus. Comparison with quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model calculations. Systematics of band structures of 183,185,187Os and those of positive-parity bands in 182,184,186,188,190,192Os.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.044326
2020MA16 Phys.Rev. C 101, 044312 (2020) S.N.T.Majola, M.A.Sithole, L.Mdletshe, D.Hartley, J.Timar, B.M.Nyako, J.M.Allmond, R.A.Bark, C.Beausang, L.Bianco, T.D.Bucher, S.P.Bvumbi, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, N.Cooper, D.M.Cullen, D.Curien, T.S.Dinoko, B.J.P.Gall, P.E.Garrett, P.T.Greenlees, J.Hirvonen, U.Jakobsson, P.M.Jones, R.Julin, S.Juutinen, S.Ketelhut, B.V.Kheswa, F.G.Kondev, A.Korichi, W.D.Kulp, T.Lauritsen, E.A.Lawrie, L.Makhathini, P.L.Masiteng, B.Maqabuka, E.A.McCutchan, D.Miller, S.Miller, A.Minkova, L.Msebi, S.H.Mthembu, J.Ndayishimye, P.Nieminen, P.Z.Ngcobo, S.S.Ntshangase, J.N.Orce, P.Peura, P.Rahkila, N.Redon, L.L.Riedinger, M.A.Riley, D.G.Roux, P.Ruotsalainen, J.Piot, J.Saren, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, C.Scholey, O.Shirinda, J.Simpson, J.Sorri, I.Stefanescu, S.Stolze, J.Uusitalo, X.Wang, V.Werner, J.L.Wood, C.-H.Yu, S.Zhu, G.Zimba First candidates for γ vibrational bands built on the [505] 11/2- neutron orbital in odd-A Dy isotopes NUCLEAR REACTIONS 155Gd(α, 2n)157Dy, E=25 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ)(DCO), γγ(linear polarization) using the JUROGAM II array at the University of Jyvaskyla. 148Nd(12C, 5n)155Dy, E=65 MeV; 124Sn(36S, 5n)155Dy, E=165 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using GAMMASPHERE array at Argonne National Laboratory. 155,157Dy; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, multipolarities, Kπ=0+ bands, Kπ=2+ γ-vibrational bands, configurations, alignments, B(M1)/B(E2) ratios. 157Dy; calculated neutron quasiparticle Routhians using cranked shell model (CSM). 154,156Dy; discussed first excited 0+ states in the core nuclei. Systematics of level energies versus spin for γ bands in 154,155,156,157,158Dy and 152,153,154,155,156Gd.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.101.044312
2019MA70 Phys.Rev. C 100, 044324 (2019) S.N.T.Majola, Z.Shi, B.Y.Song, Z.P.Li, S.Q.Zhang, R.A.Bark, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, D.G.Aschman, S.P.Bvumbi, T.D.Bucher, D.M.Cullen, T.S.Dinoko, J.E.Easton, N.Erasmus, P.T.Greenlees, D.J.Hartley, J.Hirvonen, A.Korichi, U.Jakobsson, P.Jones, S.Jongile, R.Julin, S.Juutinen, S.Ketelhut, B.V.Kheswa, N.A.Khumalo, E.A.Lawrie, J.J.Lawrie, R.Lindsay, T.E.Madiba, L.Makhathini, S.M.Maliage, B.Maqabuka, K.L.Malatji, P.L.Masiteng, P.I.Mashita, L.Mdletshe, A.Minkova, L.Msebi, S.M.Mullins, J.Ndayishimye, D.Negi, A.Netshiya, R.Newman, S.S.Ntshangase, R.Ntshodu, B.M.Nyako, P.Papka, P.Peura, P.Rahkila, L.L.Riedinger, M.A.Riley, D.G.Roux, P.Ruotsalainen, J.J.Saren, C.Scholey, O.Shirinda, M.A.Sithole, J.Sorri, M.Stankiewicz, S.Stolze, J.Timar, J.Uusitalo, P.A.Vymers, M.Wiedeking, G.L.Zimba β and γ bands in N=88, 90, and 92 isotones investigated with a five-dimensional collective Hamiltonian based on covariant density functional theory: Vibrations, shape coexistence, and superdeformation NUCLEAR REACTIONS 136Xe(18O, 4n)150Sm, E=75 MeV; 148Nd(α, 2n)150Sm, E=25 MeV; 152Sm(α, 4n)152Gd, E=45 MeV; 152Sm(α, 2n)154Gd, E=25 MeV; 155Gd(3He, 4n)154Dy, E=37.5 MeV; 147Sm(12C, 3n)156Er, E=65 MeV; 155Gd(α, 3n)156Dy, E=25 MeV; 144Sm(18O, 4n)158Yb, E=78 MeV; 150Sm(12C, 4n)158Er, E=65 MeV; 156Gd(α, 2n)158Dy, E=27 MeV; 147Sm(16O, 3n)160Yb, E=73 MeV; 152Sm(12C, 4n)160Er, E=64 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ)(DCO), γγ(linear polarization) using the AFRODITE array at the cyclotron facility of the iThemba Labs for 11 reactions, and JUROGAM II array at Jyvaskyla for 148Nd(α, 2n)150Sm and 155Gd(α, 3n)156Dy reactions. 150Sm, 152,154Gd, 154,156,158Dy, 156,160Er, 158,160Yb; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarities, β, γ and 0+ bands, B(E2) ratios. 150,152,154Sm, 152,154,156Gd, 154,156,158Dy, 156,158,160Er, 158,160,162Yb; calculated potential energy surfaces (PES) and probability density distribution contours in (β, γ) plane; deduced staggering parameters, in-band B(E2) values, absolute transition strengths of E0 transitions, X(E0/E2) values from present and previous experimental data. Comparison with 5DCH-CDFT calculations with PC-PK1 density functional.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.100.044324
2019SI41 Eur.Phys.J. A 55, 178 (2019) M.A.Sithole, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, S.N.T.Majola, T.D.Bucher, T.R.S.Dinoko, S.S.Ntshangase, E.A.Lawrie, N.A.Khumalo, S.Jongile, L.Mdletshe, R.A.Bark, N.Erasmus, P.Jones, B.V.Kheswa, J.J.Lawrie, L.Makhathini, K.L.Malatji, B.Maqabuka, S.P.Noncolela, J.Ndayishimye, O.Shirinda, B.R.Zikhali, P.L.Masiteng New collective structures in the 163Yb nucleus NUCLEAR REACTIONS 152Sm(16O, 5n)163Yb, E=93 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ using AFRODITE γ-ray spectrometer at iThemba Labs; deduced 163Yb new levels and new rotational bands, the gs based band has been extended to 43/2- spin, high-K band based on neutron [505]11/2- Nilsson orbital observed and reported for the first time, observed additional new states which all decay to the yrast band, discussed band structure with reference to Cranked Shell Model (CSM) and systematically compared with neighboring nuclei; presented table of RAD ratios, γ-ray intensities, polarization asymmetries, initial and final energies, γ-muliplicities; deduced level schemes and transitions, bands 1 to 8, coincidenced (gated) γ-ray spectra, aligned angular momenta deduced for bands in 163Yb vs rotational energy.
doi: 10.1140/epja/i2019-12866-3
2018MD01 Eur.Phys.J. A 54, 176 (2018) L.Mdletshe, S.S.Ntshangase, J.F.Sharpey-Schafer, S.N.T.Majola, T.R.S.Dinoko, N.A.Khumalo, E.A.Lawrie, R.A.Bark, T.D.Bucher, N.Erasmus, P.Jones, S.Jongile, B.V.Kheswa, J.J.Lawrie, L.Makhathini, K.L.Malatji, B.Maqabuka, J.Ndayishimye, S.P.Noncolela, O.Shirinda, M.A.Sithole Low-lying positive parity bands in 162Yb NUCLEAR REACTIONS 150Sm(16O, 4n)162Yb, E=85 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ)(DCO), γγ(linear polarization) using the AFRODITE array at the cyclotron facility of the iThemba Labs; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarities, γ and second 0+ bands, and staggering parameters.
doi: 10.1140/epja/i2018-12613-4
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