Extruder proton-hole band in the near-drip-line nucleus [Formula Presented] Pr

S. M. Mullins, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. E. Svensson, R. A.E. Austin, G. C. Ball, M. Cromaz, V. P. Janzen, D. C. Radford, I. Ragnarsson, J. C. Waddington, D. Ward

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Abstract

The near-drip-line nucleus [Formula Presented] Pr was populated with the reaction [Formula Presented] Mo[Formula Presented] Ca,[Formula Presented] at a beam energy of 175 [Formula Presented] V. Particle-[Formula Presented]-[Formula Presented] coincidences were collected, and the total energy plane gating technique was used to enhance events associated with the [Formula Presented] exit channel. This enabled two new rotational bands to be assigned to [Formula Presented] Pr, including a strongly coupled structure. Its similarity with analogous bands in heavier Pr isotopes suggests this structure is most likely based on a hole in the extruder [Formula Presented]proton orbital. The occupancy of this orbital is associated with enhanced quadrupole deformation in this mass region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R2626-R2630
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume58
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

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