Evidence for nontermination of rotational bands in Kr-74

JJ Valiente-Dobon*, T Steinhardt, CE Svensson, AV Afanasjev, I Ragnarsson, C Andreoiu, RAE Austin, MP Carpenter, D Dashdorj, G de Angelis, F Donau, J Eberth, E Farnea, SJ Freeman, A Gadea, PE Garrett, A Gorgen, GF Grinyer, B Hyland, D JenkinsF Johnston-Theasby, P Joshi, A Jungclaus, KP Lieb, AO Macchiavelli, E.F. Moore, G Mukherjee, DR Napoli, AA Phillips, C Plettner, W Reviol, D Sarantites, H Schnare, MA Schumaker, R Schwengner, D Seweryniak, M B Smith, I. Stefanescu, O Thelen, R Wadsworth

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Abstract

Three rotational bands in Kr-74 were studied up to (in one case one transition short of) the maximum spin I-max of their respective single-particle configurations. Their lifetimes have been determined using the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The deduced transition quadrupole moments reveal a modest decrease, but far from a complete loss of collectivity at the maximum spin I-max. This feature, together with the results of mean field calculations, indicates that the observed bands do not terminate at I=I-max.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberARTN 232501
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume95
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2005

Keywords

  • DESIGN
  • DEVICE
  • DETECTOR
  • COLLECTIVITY
  • MICROBALL
  • CHANNEL-SELECTION
  • GAMMASPHERE
  • REGION
  • TERMINATION
  • GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

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