Abstract
A rotational band has been discovered in the nucleus 64Zn; it extends from spin (12ℏ) to spin (24ℏ), and exhibits strong dipole transitions between its signature partners. In our interpretation, 64Zn takes on triaxial deformation (ε ∼ 0.3γ ∼ 30°) at intermediate spin when an f7/2 proton is promoted across the spherical shell-gap at Z = 28 to the g9/2 orbital. The situation is parallel to that occurring in the smooth terminating bands in the Sn and Sb isotopes at the Z = 50 shell-gap. The band in 64Zn is the first example of a collective band approaching termination in the mass A ∼ 60 region. Crown
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 45-51 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 422 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
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| State | Published - Mar 12 1998 |
Funding
Discussion with A.V. Afanasjev are gratefully acknowledged. This work was partially funded by AECL Research, and supported by the Swedish Natural Science Research Council.