Negative-parity states near the yrast line in Nd144

J. K. Jewell, O. J. Tekyi-Mensah, P. D. Cottle, J. Döring, P. V. Green, J. W. Holcomb, G. D. Johns, T. D. Johnson, K. W. Kemper, P. L. Kerr, S. L. Tabor, P. C. Womble, V. A. Wood

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Abstract

The near-yrast spectrum of the N=84 isotope Nd144 has been studied using the Te130(18O,4n) reaction at a lab energy of 85 MeV and the techniques of -ray spectroscopy. Sixteen new states and 23 new rays were placed in the level scheme. Most of the yrast and near-yrast negative-parity states have been interpreted in terms of empirical shell-model configurations. However, the interpretation of a sequence of states from J=1724 in terms of the h11/23g7/2-1d5/2-6 proton configuration is problematic because the observed energies cannot be satisfactorily reproduced with empirical shell-model calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1295-1301
Number of pages7
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume52
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

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