Shape change along the highly-deformed band in 137Nd

  • C. M. Petrache*
  • , M. N. Rao
  • , N. H. Medina
  • , R. V. Ribas
  • , D. Bazzacco
  • , S. Lunardi
  • , C. Rossi Alvarez
  • , R. Venturelli
  • , R. Burch
  • , P. Pavan
  • , G. De Angelis
  • , M. De Poli
  • , G. Vedovato
  • , L. H. Zhu
  • , R. Wyss
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Lifetimes of states of the highly-deformed (HD) band in 137Nd have been measured using the Doppler shift attenuation method. A line-shape analysis has been carried out for individual states, resulting in transition quadrupole moments which decrease with increasing spin. This represents the first confirmation of previous total routhian surface (TRS) calculations that predicted a drift towards positive γ values of the HD minimum (at essentially constant β deformation). The lifetime data show a rather modest deformation of the HD band structure, indicating a softening of the nuclear potential at HD shape.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-150
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume383
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Aug 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fusion-evaporation
  • Lifetimes
  • Quadrupole moments
  • Superdeformation
  • Total routhian surface calculations
  • Triaxial deformation

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