Abstract
Highly-deformed rotational bands were established in 59Ni using the 40Ca(29Si,2p 2α)59 Ni reaction. Life-time measurements indicate that transition quadrupole moments of two of these bands decrease as they smoothly approach their maximum-spin states. The configurations of these bands as well as their band-terminating features are discussed based on configuration-dependent cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky calculations. These calculations indicate that, unlike similar bands observed previously in the region, the two bands in 59Ni maintain significant collectivity at their I = Imax states.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 061302 |
| Pages (from-to) | 613021-613025 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2002 |