摘要
The level structure of 231Pa was investigated by Coulomb excitation using 148 MeV 32S and 255, 260 and 261 MeV 58Ni projectiles and the NORDBALL detector array. The 1/2[530] ground-state rotational band was excited up to spin 39/2−. The 3/2[651] band, established up to spin 37/2+, was observed to be populated apart from direct Coulomb excitation by the de-excitation of the 1/2[530] band. The 1/2[400] band could be followed up to spin 23/2+. Weak excitation of the bands 5/2[642], 5/2[512], 3/2[532] and 3/2[521] was seen up to spins 11/2+, 15/2−, 9/2− and 9/2−, respectively. Matrix elements were extracted from the γ-ray yields with the help of the semi-classical Coulomb-excitation least-squares search code GOSIA. The level scheme and transition intensities were analyzed in the framework of the quasiparticle-plus-phonon model including Coriolis-coupling (QPMC).