1ST OBSERVATION OF COLLECTIVE DIPOLE ROTATIONAL BANDS IN THE NEUTRON-DEFICIENT BISMUTH NUCLEI

R M Clark, R Wadsworth, F Azaiez, C W Beausang, A M Bruce, P J Dagnall, P Fallon, P M Jones, M J Joyce, A Korichi, E S Paul, J F Sharpeyschafer

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Abstract

The nucleus 202Bi was populated via the (Pt(B,5n)Bi)-Pt-196-B-11-Bi-202 reaction at a beam energy of 75 MeV. Three regular sequences of magnetic dipole transitions have been found. A comparison is made with the known DELTAI = 1 rotational bands seen in the neighbouring Pb nuclei. An interpretation in terms of collective oblate configurations involving high-K proton and alignable neutron orbitals is suggested.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L57-L62
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of physics g-Nuclear and particle physics
Volume19
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1993

Keywords

  • GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

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