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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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