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New insight into the shape coexistence and shape evolution of Yb157

  • C. Xu*
  • , H. Hua
  • , X. Q. Li
  • , J. Meng
  • , Z. H. Li
  • , F. R. Xu
  • , Y. Shi
  • , H. L. Liu
  • , S. Q. Zhang
  • , Z. Y. Li
  • , L. H. Zhu
  • , X. G. Wu
  • , G. S. Li
  • , C. Y. He
  • , S. G. Zhou
  • , S. Y. Wang
  • , Y. L. Ye
  • , D. X. Jiang
  • , T. Zheng
  • , J. L. Lou
  • L. Y. Ma, E. H. Wang, Y. Y. Cheng, C. He
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

High-spin states in Yb157 have been populated in the Sm144(O16,3n)Yb157 fusion-evaporation reaction at a beam energy of 85 MeV. Two rotational bands built on the νf7/2 and νh9/2 intrinsic states, respectively, have been established for the first time. The newly observed νf7/2 band and previously known νi13/2 band in Yb157 are discussed in terms of total Routhian surface methods and compared with the structures in the neighboring N = 87 isotones. The structural characters observed in Yb157 provide evidence for shape coexistence of three distinct shapes: prolate, triaxial, and oblate. At higher spins, both the νf 7/2 band and νi13/2 band in Yb157 undergo a shape evolution with sizable alignments occurring.

Original languageEnglish
Article number014318
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume83
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

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