Speaker
Damiano Stramaccioni
Description
We present the analysis of an experiment performed at INFN LNL in November 2023 aimed at studying the two-octupole phonon collectivity in $^{96}$Zr. The goal of the experiment was to perform a $\gamma$-decay branching ratio measurement from the 6$^+$ to the 3$^-$ state, so as to extract the B(E3; 6$^+$ -> 3$^-$) value. If large, this parameter would indicate for the level to be a member of the 3$^-$x3$^-$ multiplet. The state was populated via the $^{96}$Zr(p,p’)$^{96}$Zr proton inelastic scattering and the scattered protons were measured in the SAURON Double-Sided Silicon Strip detector. These were used to select the reaction channel of interest, in coincidence with the $\gamma$ rays in the AGATA array.