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Title: Decay-out of 151Tb Yrast Superdeformed Band and Shape Coexistence

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1691711· OSTI ID:20632979
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  1. Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, UMR 7500, CNRS-IN2P3 et Universite Louis Pasteur, F-67037 Strasbourg Cedex 2 (France)
  2. Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 7ZE (United Kingdom); and others

Linking transitions between the superdeformed (SD) and the normal deformed (ND) wells have been searched in 151Tb nucleus. Two experiments of 5 and 17 days have been performed with EUROBALL IV. Transitions of 2818 keV and 3748 keV with intensities of about 1 % relative to the yrast SD band have been observed. Their decay-out properties are discussed in the text. In addition the eight known SD bands have been extended towards higher rotational frequencies where orbital crossings are observed. For the first time, weakly populated collective ND structures, likely triaxial, similar to the ones recently identified in 152Dy, 153Ho and 155Er nuclei have been observed in 151Tb. The SD and ND structures are interpreted in the frame of Woods-Saxon theoretical calculations.

OSTI ID:
20632979
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 701, Issue 1; Conference: EPS Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference: International conference on the labyrinth in nuclear structure, Crete (Greece), 13-19 Jul 2003; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1691711; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English