Transition quadrupole moments in the superdeformed band of 40Ca

  • C. J. Chiara
  • , E. Ideguchi
  • , M. Devlin
  • , D. R. LaFosse
  • , F. Lerma
  • , W. Reviol
  • , S. K. Ryu
  • , D. G. Sarantites
  • , C. Baktash
  • , A. Galindo-Uribarri
  • , M. P. Carpenter
  • , R. V.F. Janssens
  • , T. Lauritsen
  • , C. J. Lister
  • , P. Reiter
  • , D. Seweryniak
  • , P. Fallon
  • , A. Görgen
  • , A. O. Macchiavelli
  • , D. Rudolph

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Abstract

The transition quadrupole moments Qt for the superdeformed band in 40Ca have been determined through thin-target Doppler-shift attenuation analyses. A best-fit value of Qt = 1.30 ± 0.05 e b is obtained when a single value is assumed for the entire band. Fitting separate quadrupole moments for in-band transitions decaying from the high-spin states and the presumably admixed low-spin states results in Qt(high) = 1.81-0.26+0.41 e b and Qt(low) = 1.18-0.05+0.06 respectively, Qt values extracted for individual transitions in a Doppler-broadened line-shape analysis also indicate smaller Qt values at lower spins. These results are consistent with the interpretation of this band as an eight-particle-eight-hole superdeformed band with a significant admixture of less-collective configurations at low spins.

Original languageEnglish
Article number041303
Pages (from-to)413031-413035
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume67
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2003

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