Abstract
The deformation driving vi13/2 [660]1/2 structure has been identified for the first time in 131Nd. It is the lightest Nd (Z=60) isotope in which a band based on this intruder orbital has been reported. A crossing between the [411]1/2 band and the [660]1/2 sequence takes place near hℏω≈0.034 MeV with a large interaction strength (|V|max=47 keV). Thus, a smooth transition from the normal to the highly deformed minimum is established in 131Nd.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 041301 |
| Pages (from-to) | 413011-413015 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Oct 1999 |