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Spins, Parity, Excitation Energies, and Octupole Structure of an Excited Superdeformed Band in {sup 194}Hg and Implications for Identical Bands

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  2. Centre de Spectrometrie Nucleaire et de Spectrometrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, F-91405 Orsay (France)
  3. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 and TUNL, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (United States)
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  5. UMIST, Manchester M60 1QD (United Kingdom)
An excited superdeformed band in {sup 194}Hg , observed to decay directly to both normal-deformed and superdeformed yrast states, is proposed to be a K{sup {pi}}=2{sup {minus}} octupole vibrational band, based on its excitation energies, spins, and likely parity. The transition energies are identical to those of the yrast superdeformed band in {sup 192}Hg , but originate from levels with different spins and parities. The evolution of transition energies with spin suggests that cancellations between pairing and particle alignment are partly responsible for the identical transition energies. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098; W-31109-ENG-38; W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
564930
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 79; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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