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Superdeformation in {sup 191}Au

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:243905

A superdeformed (SD) band has been observed in {sup 191}Au, extending this region of superdeformation below Z=80 for the first time. The experiments were carried out at the LBL 88-Inch Cyclotron using the HERA facility and the reaction {sup 186}W({sup 11}B,xn) at 78, 84, and 86 MeV. The SD is assigned to the [411]{1/2} orbital and is the first K={1/2} SD band in this region. The observed SD band has transition energies identical to those in one of the bands in {sup 191}Hg. This surprising result and the absence (or weakness) of its signature partner may be explained by the similarities in single-particle structures of a single neutron hole and a single proton hole in the {sup 192}Hg core. This may suggest that the properties of specific individual orbitals are important to understand identical bands.

OSTI ID:
243905
Report Number(s):
CONF-9304297--
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 38; ISSN 0003-0503; ISSN BAPSA6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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