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- Asztalos, S J, et al.
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Spin yields of neutron-rich nuclei from deep inelastic reactions
- 1999
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 60:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The potential for using deep inelastic reactions to populate high-spin states in neutron-rich nuclei is studied in a series of experiments using GAMMASPHERE for gamma-ray detection and a silicon strip detector for measuring the angles of projectilelike and targetlike fragments. In three experiments 61 new transitions up to a maximum spin of 22 (h) over bar in 12 neutron-rich rare-earth nuclei were found. We observe that gamma-ray yields as a function of spin are flatter for all neutron transfer products than for inelastic excitation of either the projectile or target nucleus. Calculations are presented which indicate that this difference cannot be accounted for by quasielastic processes, but more likely are the result of larger energy loss processes, such as deep inelastic reactions. [S0556-2813(99)06009-4].
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- Baldsiefen, G, et al.
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Shears bands in Pb-193
- 1996
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 54:3, s. 1106-1116
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Four bands of enhanced dipole transitions, with weak crossovers, have been observed in Pb-195. Three of these bands are connected to the spherical levels. in addition, the spherical level scheme has been extended. The nuclear spectroscopy was done with the early implementation of GAMMASPHERE and HERA arrays of Get detectors. The nucleus Pb-193 was populated in the Yb-174(Mg-24,5n) reaction at beam energies of 129, 131, and 134 MeV. The experimental results are compared to tilted-axis cranking calculations. The systematical behavior of the dipole bands in the heavier odd-A Pb isotopes, Pb-195,Pb-197,Pb-199,Pb-201, is also discussed.
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- Clark, R M, et al.
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Relative deformations of superdeformed bands in Ce-131,Ce-132
- 1996
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 76:19, s. 3510-3513
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The quadrupole moments Q(0) of five superdeformed bands in Ce-131,Ce-132 have been established using the Doppler-shift attenuation method; for the first time, we can compare relative deformations of yrast and excited bands in different nuclei to an accuracy of similar or equal to(5-7)%. Four of the five bands have very similar deformations, while the excited band in Ce-131 has a somewhat larger quadrupole moment. Important new information is presented on the shape-driving force of the vi(13/2) orbital, the stability of the second minimum with respect to particle excitations, the relative deformations of identical bands, the nature of the sidefeeding, and the time scale of the decay process.
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- Gale, S. J., et al.
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Band termination spectroscopy in 157Er
- 1995
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In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. - 0954-3899. ; 21:2, s. 193-213
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The level scheme of 157Er has been extended from a spin region where the nucleus behaves as a prolate rotor to a region where the spin is produced by the alignment of all or most of the available valence nucleons along the symmetry axis of a weakly deformed oblate shape. The level scheme was established at high spin using up to four-fold gamma -ray coincidences detected in the Eurogam spectrometer following the reaction 114Cd( 48Ca,5n)157Er at a bombarding energy of 210 MeV. Particularly favoured states have been established at IK=69/2+, 81/2+, 71/2+, 77/2-, 87-/2 and 89-/2. Specific single-particle configurations are assigned to these special states by comparison with cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky calculations. These states are related to structures observed in the neighbouring nuclei 158Er and 157Ho. These data provide the spectrum of single-particle states for the lowest lying valence orbitals above the 146Gd closed core.
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- Joss, D T, et al.
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Lifetime measurements of a triaxial band in Ce-133
- 1998
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In: Acta Physica Hungarica A. - 1219-7580 .- 1588-2675. ; 7:1, s. 111-112
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Doppler shift attenuation method has been used to determine the transition quadrupole moment of a triaxial band belonging to the gamma-soft nucleus, Ce-133. Doppler broadened lineshape (DBLS) analysis has revealed the magnitude of the Q(t) value to be similar to 2.4 eb. This contribution provides new information of (i) the transition quadrupole moment of this band (ii) the lifetimes of in-band and sidefeeding transitions and (iii) the relative deformations of coexisting nuclear shapes.
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- Joss, D T, et al.
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Lifetime measurements of a triaxial band in Ce-133
- 1998
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 58:6, s. 3219-3222
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Lifetimes of states within a triaxial band belonging to;the gamma-soft nucleus Ce-133 have been determined through a Doppler-broadened line shape analysis. A value, Q(t)approximate to 2.2 eb, has been found for the transition quadrupole moment which is considerably smaller than that of superdeformed structures (Q(t)approximate to 7.4 e b) in this mass region. The results are discussed in terms of deformation self-consistent calculations based on the total Routhian surface formalism. [S0556-2813(98)01912-8].
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- McNabb, D P, et al.
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Superdeformation in Po-198
- 1996
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 53:2, s. R541-R543
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Yb-174(Si-29,5n) reaction at 148 MeV with thin targets was used to populate high-angular momentum states in Po-198. Resulting gamma rays were observed with Gammasphere. A weakly populated superdeformed band of 10 gamma-ray transitions was found and has been assigned to Po-198. This is the first observation of an SD band in the A approximate to 190 region in a nucleus with Z > 83. The J((2))) of the new band is very similar to those of the yrast SD bands in Hg-194 and Pb-196. The intensity profile suggests that this band is populated through states close to where the SD band crosses the yrast line and the angular momentum at which the fission process dominates.
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- Beausang, C W, et al.
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Lifetimes of yrast and excited superdeformed states in Gd-150 : effect of particle-hole excitations on the deformation
- 1998
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In: Physics Letters B. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 417:1-2, s. 13-19
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The quadrupole moments and deformations have been measured for six superdeformed bands in Gd-150. The results indicate evidence for deformation driving properties of both the high-hi intruder and also low-N natural parity states at the superdeformed Fermi surface. Several new transitions have been identified and placed in the low spin non-yrast portion of one of the SD bands.
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- Brinkman, M J, et al.
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Decay from a superdeformed band in Pb-194
- 1996
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 53:4, s. R1461-R1464
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Three experiments using the (174) Yb(Mg-25,5n)Pb-194 reaction have been undertaken at the Early Implementation of Gammasphere to study the decay of known superdeformed states in Pb-194. A single discrete transition with an energy of 2.746(2) MeV carrying 6(2)% of the full superdeformed band intensity has been identified. A discussion of our results and the assignment of the 2.746-MeV transition as a discrete gamma ray directly connecting the superdeformed 8(+) and low-lying 6(+) levels will be presented.
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- CLARK, RM, et al.
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A PAIR OF IDENTICAL SUPERDEFORMED BANDS IN ND-136
- 1995
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In: Physics Letters B. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 343:1-4, s. 59-63
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- High-spin states in Nd-136 were populated via the Mo-100(Ar-40, 4n) reaction at beam energies of 176 and 182 MeV, and resulting gamma-rays were detected using the GAMMASPHERE spectrometer. Analysis of the data has revealed the existence of an excited superdeformed (SD) band in Nd-136. Th, yrast SD band in Nd-136 has been extended by the addition of four (possibly five) transitions at high frequency. The new band displays the remarkable property of having transition energies identical (to within +/- 1 keV) to those of the half-points of the yrast SD band of Nd-136. Possible explanations in terms of cranked Woods-Saxon single-particle calculations are discussed.
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- Clark, R M, et al.
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Superdeformation in bismuth
- 1996
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 53:1, s. 117-123
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- High angular momentum states in Bi-195-197 are populated in two reactions: W-183(F-19,xn)Bi-202-x and Ta-181(Ne-20,xn)Bi-201-x at beam energies of 108 and 123 MeV, respectively. Gamma rays were detected using the Gammasphere array. Three weakly populated rotational sequences have been found. They each have properties characteristic of other superdeformed bands in this mass region. On the basis of cross-bombardment information we believe that one band belongs to each of Bi-195, Bi-196, and Bi-197. The properties of the bands in the odd-Bi nuclei are best reproduced if the odd proton occupies the favored signature of the [651]1/2 orbital, while the band in Bi-196 has this same proton configuration coupled to an additional N=7 (j(15/2)) neutron. The relative behavior of the J((2)) moments of inertia can be qualitatively understood in terms of Pauli-blocking effects.
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- DELEPLANQUE, MA, et al.
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LOW-SPIN TERMINATION OF THE SUPERDEFORMED BAND IN ND-135
- 1995
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 52:5, s. R2302-R2305
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The decay of the superdeformed (SD) band in Nd-135 was studied with the early implementation of gamma-sphere. The results suggest that the SD band ''terminates'' at spin 25/2. This termination is explained by a change of the SD minimum toward a triaxial lower deformation. Ultimate cranker calculations with the i(13/2) orbital occupied relate this change to a shift of a proton and neutron pair out of deformation-driving Nilsson orbitals. This is a completely new and unexpected mechanism for the decay of SD bands.
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- Lee, I Y, et al.
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Study of neutron-rich nuclei using deep-inelastic reactions
- 1997
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 56:2, s. 753-759
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We have used the Ca-48+Yb-176 reaction to study the population of high-spin states in neutron-rich nuclei by deep-inelastic reactions. Using Gammasphere, we observed gamma transitions from nuclei several neutrons richer than the target. Yrast states with spin up to 20 were populated in this reaction. High-spin states in Yb-175,Yb-177,Yb-178 were observed. In this region of reduced pairing, a reference based on experimental data was used to derive experimental Routhians. Systematics of experimental Routhians in neutron-rich Yb nuclei compare well with cranked shell-model calculations.
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- ASZTALOS, SJ, et al.
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CONFIRMATION OF THE SUPERDEFORMED BAND IN PB-192
- 1995
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In: Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei. - 0939-7922 .- 1431-5831. ; 352:3, s. 239-240
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- High-spin states in Pb-192 were populated via the reaction Yb-173(Mg-24,5n) at a beam energy of 140 MeV, and the resulting gamma-rays were deteced using GAMMA-SPHERE. A previously observed superdeformed band in Pb-192 has been confirmed.
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- BERNSTEIN, LA, et al.
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ONSET OF COLLECTIVITY IN NEUTRON-DEFICIENT PO-196,PO-198
- 1995
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 52:2, s. 621-627
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We have studied via in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy Po-196 and Po-198, which are the first neutron-deficient Po isotopes to exhibit a collective low-lying structure. The ratios of yrast state energies and the E2 branching ratios of transitions from non-yrast to yrast states are indicative of a low-lying vibrational structure. The onset of collective motion in these isotopes can be attributed to the opening of the neutron i(13/2) orbital at N approximate to 112 and the resulting large overlap between the two valence protons in the h(9/2) orbital and the valence neutrons in the i(13/2) orbital.
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- BERNSTEIN, LA, et al.
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SUPERDEFORMATION IN ER-154
- 1995
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 52:3, s. R1171-R1174
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A superdeformed (SD) band consisting of 13 gamma-ray transitions has been observed in Er-154, an isotone of Dy-152(66). The experiment was performed using the Sn-118(Ar-40,4n) reaction at E(Ar-40)=185 MeV and the early implementation of GAMMASPHERE. This is an observation of a SD band in the A approximate to 150 region with a proton number greater than 66. The J((2)) moment of inertia of the band is constant above ($) over bar h omega=0.45 MeV and shows a sharp rise below this value suggesting a paired band crossing. These results suggest that total Routhian surface calculations fail to accurately predict the deformation of the band.
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- Bäck, Torbjörn, et al.
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Observation of superdeformed states in Mo-88
- 1999
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In: European Physical Journal A. - New York : SPRINGER VERLAG. - 1434-6001 .- 1434-601X. ; 6:4, s. 391-397
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- High-spin states in Mo-88 were studied using the GAMMASPHERE germanium detector array in conjunction with the MICROBALL CsI(TI) charged-particle detector system. Three gamma-ray cascades with dynamic moments of inertia showing similar characteristics to superdeformed rotational bands observed in the neighbouring A = 80 region have been identified and assigned to the nucleus Mo-88. The quadrupole moment of the strongest band, deduced by the Residual Doppler Shift Method, corresponds to a quadrupole deformation of beta(2) approximate to 0.6. This confirms the superdeformed nature of this band. The experimental data are interpreted in the framework of total routhian surface calculations. All three hands are assigned to two-quasi-particle proton configurations at superdeformed shape.
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- Cederwall, Bo, et al.
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Favoured superdeformed states in 89TC
- 1999
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In: European Physical Journal A. - New York : Springer-Verlag New York. - 1434-6001 .- 1434-601X. ; 6:3, s. 251-255
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A superdeformed band consisting of a cascade of ten gamma-ray transitions has been identified and assigned to the nucleus Tc-89, close to the proton dripline. The quadrupole moment of the band (Q(t) = 6.7(-2.3)(+3.0) eb, as measured by the Residual Doppler Shift Method) as well as a large dynamic moment of inertia point to a highly elongated shape. With a relative population of approximately 15% of the gamma-ray flux in the Tc-89 exit channel, thp band is among the most intense superdeformed bands observed to date.
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- Cederwall, Bo, et al.
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MEASUREMENT OF ULTRA-FAST GAMMA-RAY TRANSITIONS FROM HEAVY-ION COMPOUND NUCLEUS REACTIONS
- 1995
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In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A. - 0168-9002 .- 1872-9576. ; 354:2-3, s. 591-594
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A method for correcting target-thickness-induced Doppler broadening in gamma-ray spectra from weakly populated, very short-lived (femtosecond) states is presented. The method is illustrated by an analysis of superdeformed transitions in Dy-152,Dy-153 for which the validity of the procedure could be verified consistently from previous lifetime measurements in Dy-152. Furthermore, estimates of the superdeformed lifetimes, previously not measured in Dy-153, are obtained.
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- Cederwall, Bo, et al.
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PROPERTIES OF SUPERDEFORMED BANDS IN DY-153
- 1995
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 346:3-4, s. 244-250
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Two new superdeformed (SD) bands in Dy-153, in addition to the three previously observed, have been studied with the GAMMASPHERE detector array. Assignments to single-neutron orbits in the SD potential are made based on the band properties. Evidence for a band interaction at very high spins, possibly involving the first N = 7 proton intruder orbital, is observed in the strongest populated SD band. Furthermore, evidence far a Delta I = 2 staggering is also found in this SD band.
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- CLARK, RM, et al.
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SUPERDEFORMATION IN THE BISMUTH NUCLEI
- 1995
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 51:3, s. R1052-R1056
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- FALLON, P, et al.
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PROTON AND NEUTRON EXCITATIONS IN SUPERDEFORMED TB-150
- 1995
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 52:1, s. 93-98
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Two new superdeformed (SD) bands have been observed in Tb-150 using the reaction P-31 + Sn-124 and the GAMMASPHERE detector array. These new bands are interpreted as being excited SD configurations involving a proton and a neutron particle-hole excitation, respectively. The configurations are discussed in terms of the occupancy of high-N intruder orbitals. These data are used to provide information on (i) the contribution to the dynamic moments of inertia due to the occupation of specific orbitals, (ii) the deformation driving effects of the particle-hole states, and (iii) the consequences of these effects on pairing and band crossings.
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- FANT, B, et al.
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SHELL STRUCTURE AND SHAPE COEXISTENCE IN PB-195
- 1995
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In: Physica scripta. T. - 0281-1847. ; T56, s. 245-248
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Pb-195 was investigated utilizing the reactions Dy-164(S-36, 5n)Pb-195 and Dy-164(S-34, 3n)Pb-195 at beam energies of 170 and 160MeV respectively. Two new dipole bands which feed into the yrast 25/2(+) state, were found in Pb-195. The connection between the bands and the spherical states was established and thus spins and energies of the involved collective states were determined. The deformation is understood as mainly due to excitations of protons across the Z = 82 shell gap. The observed backbends are interpreted as alignment of i(13/2) neutrons.
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- LaFosse, D R, et al.
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Search for hyperdeformation in Gd-146,Gd-147
- 1996
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In: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 54:4, s. 1585-1588
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A search was undertaken to look for evidence of hyperdeformation in Gd-146,Gd-147. Three experiments employing Gammasphere for gamma-ray detection coupled with the Microball for channel selection via charged particle detection were carried out with increasing detection sensitivity and statistics. No definitive evidence for band structures that could be assigned to hyperdeformation could be found. Candidates previously reported are shown not to have properties consistent with a band structure.
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- NISIUS, D, et al.
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IDENTICAL SUPERDEFORMED BAND IN DY-151 - FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE PSEUDOSPIN COUPLING SCHEME
- 1995
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In: Physics Letters B. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 346:1-2, s. 15-20
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- One of the four new excited superdeformed bands found in Dy-151 is characterized by transition energies that lie midway between the gamma-ray energies of the yrast superdeformed band in Dy-152. This result adds significant new information on the issue of ''identical'' bands, as it confirms predictions based on the strong coupling model and the pseudospin coupling scheme.
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- Sarantites, D. G., et al.
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Triaxial superdeformed bands in [Formula Presented]
- 1998
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In: Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813. ; 57:1, s. 1-5
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Four new superdeformed bands have been found in the nucleus [Formula Presented]. The good agreement between experiment and configuration-dependent shell correction calculations suggests that three of the bands have triaxial superdeformed shapes. Such unique features in mass [Formula Presented] superdeformed bands have been predicted, but not observed experimentally until now. A fourth band in [Formula Presented] is interesting due to a fairly constant and unusually high dynamic moment of inertia. Possible interpretations of this structure are discussed.
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