Shape coexistence and disappearance of pairing correlations in 82Sr

  • C. Baktash
  • , G. Garcia-Bermudez
  • , D. G. Sarantites
  • , W. Nazarewicz
  • , V. Abenante
  • , J. R. Beene
  • , H. C. Griffin
  • , M. L. Halbert
  • , D. C. Hensley
  • , N. R. Johnson
  • , I. Y. Lee
  • , F. K. McGowan
  • , M. A. Riley
  • , D. W. Stracener
  • , T. M. Semkow
  • , A. Virtanen

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Abstract

Extensive high-spin band structures in 82Sr have been established using proton-γ-γ coincidence techniques. On the basis of the Woods-Saxon cranking calculations with pairing, four of these bands are interpreted to have prolate, oblate, or triaxial shapes. Pairing correlations are predicted to be very weak at high spins in this nucleus, and calculations with no static pairing successfully reproduce the experimentally observed crossing frequencies and alignments despite the fact that none of the bands displays a rigid-rotor behavior. It is concluded that observation of rigid-rotor behavior is neither necessary nor sufficient for the disappearance of static pairing in nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)174-179
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume255
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 7 1991
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is operated by Martin Marietta Energy systems,I nc. for the US Department of Energy under contract No. DE-ACOS-840R2 1400.T his work was supported in part by the US Departmento f Energy under grantN o. DE-FGOZ-88ER-40406, NSF-CONICET US-Latin American Cooperative Science Program, and the Polish ministry for National Education under grant No. CPBPO 1.09.

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