Yrast superdeformed band in 59cu

  • C. Andreoiu
  • , D. Rudolph
  • , C. E. Svensson
  • , A. V. Afanasjev
  • , J. Dobaczewski
  • , I. Ragnarsson
  • , C. Baktash
  • , J. Eberth
  • , C. Fahlander
  • , D. S. Haslip
  • , D. R. LaFosse
  • , S. D. Paul
  • , D. G. Sarantites
  • , H. G. Thomas
  • , J. C. Waddington
  • , W. Weintraub
  • , J. N. Wilson
  • , C. H. Yu

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Abstract

High-spin states in 59Cu were populated using the fusion-evaporation reactions 28Si+40Ca at a beam energy of 125 MeV and 36Ar+28Si at a beam energy of 143 MeV. The Gammasphere array in conjunction with ancillary detector systems allowed for the identification of a superdeformed rotational band in 59Cu, which was firmly linked to low-spin yrast states. Using directional correlations of oriented states, a spin-parity assignment of Iπ = 25/2+ to the band head was possible. The average quadrupole moment of the band is measured to be Qt = (2.24±0.40) e b. The characteristics of the band are compared to neighboring nuclei and predictions of different mean-field theories.

Original languageEnglish
Article number051301
Pages (from-to)513011-513015
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume62
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2000

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