Search for the Jacobi shape transition in rapidly rotating nuclei

Journal Article · Tue Apr 02 00:00:00 EST 2002 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1470045· OSTI ID:20618964

Ward, D; Swiatecki, W; Diamond, R M; Clark, R M; Cromaz, M; Deleplanque, M A; Fallon, P; Goergen, A; Lane, G J; Lee, I Y; Macchiavelli, A O; Myers, W; Stephens, F S; Svensson, C E; Vetter, K ^[1]

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1. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

We have studied the continuous gamma radiation from reactions of {sup 48}Ca beams on targets of {sup 50}Ti, {sup 64}Ni, {sup 96}Zr, and {sup 124}Sn at very high angular momentum. In all but the heaviest target, the nuclear moments of inertia rise rapidly with increasing angular momentum and the data suggest that the gamma ray energies may reach a maximum value. Whether this arises from a gradual transition towards a highly deformed Jacobi-like shape, or from other effects, is unclear.

• OSTI ID: 20618964
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 610, Issue 1; Conference: INPC 2001: International nuclear physics conference on nuclear physics in the 21st century, Berkeley, CA (United States), 30 Jul - 3 Aug 2001; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1470045; (c) 2002 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CALCIUM 48 REACTIONS
DEFORMED NUCLEI
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMMA SPECTRA
HIGH SPIN STATES
MOMENT OF INERTIA
NICKEL 64 TARGET
ROTATIONAL STATES
SPIN
TIN 124 TARGET
TITANIUM 50 TARGET
ZIRCONIUM 96 TARGET