Comparison of superdeformed bands in 61Zn and 60Zn: Possible evidence for Τ=0 pairing

C. H. Yu, C. Baktash, J. Dobaczewski, J. A. Cameron, C. Chitu, M. Devlin, J. Eberth, A. Galindo-Uribarri, D. S. Haslip, D. R. LaFosse, T. J. Lampman, I. Y. Lee, F. Lerma, A. O. Macchiavelli, S. D. Paul, D. C. Radford, D. Rudolph, D. G. Sarantites, C. E. Svensson, J. C. WaddingtonJ. N. Wilson

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Abstract

The yrast superdeformed band in 61Zn has been established using 28Si(36Ar, 2pn)61Zn and 40Ca(29Si, 2α)61Zn fusion-evaporation reactions. The excitation energy of this band was determined via two transitions that link this band to the normally deformed states. Lifetime analysis of this band resulted in a quadrupole moment of Q1 = 3.0±0.50.4e b, which corresponds to a deformation of β2 = 0.50±0.070.06. A comparison of the J(2) dynamical moments of inertia of the yrast superdeformed band in 61Zn with those in 60Zn shows a nearly complete blocking of the observed alignment in 60Zn, indicating that Τ = 0 proton-neutron pair correlations may be present in 60Zn.

Original languageEnglish
Article number031305
Pages (from-to)313051-313055
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume60
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1999

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