Evidence for shape coexistence at medium spin in 76Rb

R. Wadsworth, I. Ragnarsson, B. G. Carlsson, Hai Liang Ma, P. J. Davies, C. Andreoiu, R. A E Austin, M. P. Carpenter, D. Dashdorj, S. J. Freeman, P. E. Garrett, J. Greene, A. Görgen, D. G. Jenkins, F. Johnston-Theasby, P. Joshi, A. O. Macchiavelli, F. Moore, G. Mukherjee, W. ReviolD. G. Sarantites, D. Seweryniak, C. E. Svensson, J. J. Valiente-Dobón

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    Abstract

    Four previously known rotational bands in 76Rb have been extended to moderate spins using the Gammasphere and Microball γ ray and charged particle detector arrays and the 40Ca(40Ca, 3pn) reaction at a beam energy of 165 MeV. The properties of two of the negative-parity bands can only readily be interpreted in terms of the highly successful Cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky model calculations if they have the same configuration in terms of the number of g9/2 particles, but they result from different nuclear shapes (one near-oblate and the other near-prolate). These data appear to constitute a unique example of shape coexisting structures at medium spins. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)306-312
    Number of pages6
    JournalPhysics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
    Volume701
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2011

    Keywords

    • Cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky model calculations
    • Deduced
    • Measured
    • Nuclear Reaction

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