Yrast superdeformed band in {sup 194}Pb: J{sup {pi}} and E{sub x}
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 (United States)
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
The yrast superdeformed band in {sup 194}Pb has been populated using the {sup 174}Yb({sup 25}Mg,5n){sup 194}Pb reaction at E{sub beam}=130 MeV. Decay {gamma} rays were detected using the GAMMASPHERE array at the 88-Inch Cyclotron. Twelve {gamma}-ray transitions have been observed directly linking three members of the {sup 194}Pb yrast superdeformed band to low-lying normal deformed levels. Anisotropy measurements indicate that these linking decays include E1, M1, and mixed M1/E2 multipolarities. The radiative widths deduced are very inhibited, typically B(E1){approximately}10{sup {minus}8} Weisskopf units (W.u.) and B(M1){approximately}10{sup {minus}5} W.u. Without recourse to {ital a priori} assumptions J{sup {pi}}=6{sup +} and E{sub x}=4878.4(3) keV have been unambiguously assigned to the lowest-lying observed superdeformed state (the state populated by the 170-keV intraband transition). The intensity of the observed primaries accounts for 21(2){percent} of the superdeformed band population. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098; W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 509089
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 55; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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