Lifetime measurements and terminating structures in [Formula Presented]

J. Pavan, S. L. Tabor, A. V. Afanasjev, C. Baktash, F. Cristancho, M. Devlin, J. Döring, C. J. Gross, G. D. Johns, R. A. Kaye, D. R. LaFosse, I. Y. Lee, F. Lerma, A. O. Macchiavelli, I. Ragnarsson, D. G. Sarantites, G. N. Solomon

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Abstract

Two experiments have been performed using the [Formula Presented] reaction at 135 MeV with Gammasphere and the Microball to study the high-spin structure of the transitional nucleus [Formula Presented] The first experiment using a thin target provided a considerable extension and refinement of the level scheme, as well as firm spin assignments from directional correlation of oriented nuclei. Sub-picosecond lifetimes were measured in the second backed-target experiment using the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The lifetimes imply a rather modest average deformation of [Formula Presented] but with considerable variation from state to state. Strong alternations were observed in the [Formula Presented] strengths of transitions between some pairs of bands. The experimental results were compared with calculations performed within the cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky approach. The calculations generally reproduce the irregularities in the structure of the yrast lines and plunging transition quadrupole moments [Formula Presented] within the bands explaining them as reflections of configuration changes and an approach of band termination, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume67
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

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