Multiple superdeformed bands in 132Nd

D. T. Joss, E. S. Paul, D. E. Archer, M. Devlin, P. Fallon, I. M. Hibbert, D. R. LaFosse, P. J. Nolan, N. J. O'Brien, J. Pfohl, M. A. Riley, D. G. Sarantites, R. Sheline, J. Simpson, R. Wadsworth

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Abstract

High-spin states have been studied in neutron-deficient 132Nd, produced in the 105Pd(35Cl,αp3nγ) reaction, using the Gammasphere γ-ray spectrometer in conjunction with the Microball charged-particle detector array. Three new, weakly populated rotational bands have been found, which are believed to be associated with a superdeformed (second minimum) prolate shape. Comparison of the properties of these bands with Woods-Saxon cranking calculations suggests that they are built upon negative-parity neutron configurations that involve only one intruder orbital (vi13/2) from the N=6 shell. One of the bands has been linked into the normally deformed states allowing an estimation of the spin, parity, and excitation energy of the band.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R969-R972
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume54
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1996
Externally publishedYes

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