Evidence for the existence of two-phonon collective excitations in deformed nuclei

Journal Article · Sun Feb 10 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.691· OSTI ID:5753047

Boerner, H G; Jolie, J; Robinson, S J; Krusche, B; Piepenbring, R; Casten, R F; Aprahamian, A; Draayer, J P ^[1]

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1. Institut Laue-Langevin, 38042 Grenoble, France Institut des Sciences Nucleaires, 38026 Grenoble, France (FR) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, Lousiana 70803

For the first time, definite evidence for the existence of two-phonon collective states in deformed nuclei has been established through the measurement of the absolute transition rate for the decay of the double-{gamma} {ital K}{sup {pi}}=4{sup +} vibration in {sup 168}Er.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5753047
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 66:6; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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