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Superdeformed band up to spin approx. (127/2 in /sup 149/Gd

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
A rotational band of nineteen transitions, extending to spinapprox.(127/2h-dash-bar and with an average moment of inertia scrI/sup (2)/ of 77 h-dash-bar/sup 2/ MeV/sup -1/, has been observed in /sup 149/Gd. Its intensity accounts for approximately (1/2% of the total fusion cross section. Lifetime measurements yielded an average quadrupole moment of 17 +- 2 e-b, in excellent agreement with the value calculated microscopically for a superdeformed shape. The trends in scrI/sup (1)/ and scrI/sup (2)/ are consistent with very weak pairing effects. The data also suggest that to populate superdeformed bands significantly one must form cold residual nuclei.
Research Organization:
Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec H3Cchemically bond3J7, Canada
OSTI ID:
5508460
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 60:6; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English