The proton h11/2 intruder orbital: Evidence for collectivity and a strong proton-neutron interaction

V. P. Janzen, H. R. Andrews, B. Haas, D. C. Radford, D. Ward, A. Omar, D. Prévost, M. Sawicki, P. Unrau, J. C. Waddington, T. E. Drake, A. Galindo-Uribarri, R. Wyss

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Abstract

A rotational band based on the proton h11/2 orbital has been observed to high spin (79/2Latin small letter h with stroke) and high rotational frequency (Latin small letter h with stroke1.0 meV) in the nucleus Sb51113. The measured transition quadrupole moment is Q0=4.40.6 e b, consistent with an axial prolate deformation of 20.32. A large interaction strength (36060 keV) has been measured for the rotational alignment of h11/2 neutrons which, together with a considerable delay in the crossing frequency (Latin small letter h with stroke0.09 MeV), is construed as the first direct evidence of a large high-j proton-neutron interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1065-1068
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume70
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

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