Strength of octupole correlations in the actinides: Contrasting behavior in the isotones 237U and 239Pu

S. Zhu, R. V F Janssens, G. J. Lane, I. Wiedenhöver, M. P. Carpenter, I. Ahmad, A. P. Byrne, P. Chowdhury, D. Cline, A. N. Deacon, G. D. Dracoulis, S. J. Freeman, N. J. Hammond, G. D. Jones, T. L. Khoo, F. G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, C. J. Lister, A. O. MacChiavelli, E. F. MooreD. Seweryniak, J. F. Smith, C. Y. Wu

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    Abstract

    A study of high spin states in the odd-neutron isotones 239Pu and 237U is reported. Striking differences were found in the high-spin properties of rotational bands built on the 1/2+[631] ground states in these two nuclei. These differences mirror those observed in the even-even Pu and U immediate neighbors and appear to be related to the strength of octupole correlations. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)51-59
    Number of pages8
    JournalPhysics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
    Volume618
    Issue number1-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Jul 2005

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