Fast rotation of the N = Z nucleus 36Ar

O. E. Svensson, A. O. Macchiavelli, A. Juodagalvis, A. Poves, I. Ragnarsson, S. Åberg, D. E. Appelee, R. A.E. Austin, C. Baktash, G. G. Ball, E. Caurier, R. M. Clark, M. Cromaz, M. A. Deleplanque, R. M. Diamond, P. Fallon, M. Furlotti, A. Galindo-Uribarri, R. V.F. Janssens, G. J. LaneI. Y. Lee, M. Lipoglavsek, F. Nowacki, S. D. Paul, D. C. Radford, D. G. Sarantites, D. Seweryniak, F. S. Stephens, V. Tomov, K. Vetter, D. Ward, C. H. Yu

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Abstract

A highly-deformed rotational band has been identified in the N = Z nucleus 36Ar. At high spin the band is observed to its presumed termination at Iπ = 16+, while at low spin it has been firmly linked to previously known states in 36Ar. Spins, parities, and absolute excitation energies have thus been determined throughout the band. Lifetime measurements establish a large low-spin quadrupole deformation (β2 = 0.46 ±0.03) and indicate a decreasing collectivity as the band termination is approached. With effectively complete spectroscopic information and a valence space large enough for significant collectivity to develop, yet small enough to be meaningfully approached from the shell model perspective, this rotational band in 36Ar provides many exciting opportunities to test and compare complementary models of collective motion in nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2413-2422
Number of pages10
JournalActa Physica Polonica B
Volume32
Issue number9
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Research Conference- Nato Advanced Research Workshop-HIGH SPIN PHYSICS 2001 - Warsaw, Poland
Duration: Feb 6 2001Feb 10 2001

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