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Superdeformation around 144Gd

  • R. M. Lieder*
  • , T. Rzaca-Urban
  • , H. J. Jensen
  • , W. Gast
  • , A. Georgiev
  • , H. Jäger
  • , S. Utzelmann
  • , C. A. Ur
  • , G. P. Bolzonella
  • , D. Bazzacco
  • , S. Lunardi
  • , N. H. Medina
  • , R. Menegazzo
  • , C. M. Petrache
  • , M. A. Rizzuto
  • , C. Rossi-Alvarez
  • , G. De Angelis
  • , D. De Acuna
  • , G. Maron
  • , D. R. Napoli
  • G. Vedovato, L. H. Zhu, R. Wyss
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Jülich Research Centre
  • University of Warsaw
  • National Institute for Nuclear Physics
  • Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The study of superdeformation in nuclei around the nucleus 144Gd, which can be considered as doubly-closed at superdeformed shape, provided detailed knowledge about the structure of superdeformed bands in this region. The chain of Gd isotopes showing superdeformation could be extended to 143Gd. Since highly-deformed bands are known in 139,141Gd, it appears that the transition between the regions of superdeformed nuclei with A ≈ 150 and of highly-deformed nuclei with A ≈ 130 is rather sharp and takes place around N = 78 as theoretically predicted. In 144Gd four excited superdeformed bands have been found in addition to the yrast superdeformed band. They form two pairs of signature partner bands of π61 π[404]9/2ν70 and π61π[411]3/2ν/70 configurations. In 145Gd for the first time two crossings have been observed in a superdeformed band, which are assigned to the alignment of an i13/2 proton pair and a subsequent crossing of the i13/2 [642]5/2 and i11/2 [651]l/2 neutron orbitals, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-49
Number of pages9
JournalProgress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
Volume38
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

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