High-spin rotational bands in doubly odd I-118

E S Paul, D B Fossan, K Hauschild, I M Hibbert, H Schnare, J M Sears, I Thorslund, R Wadsworth, A N Wilson, J N Wilson

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Abstract

Three Delta I = 2 rotational bands have been established to high spin in doubly odd I-118 using high-fold gamma-ray coincidence data collected with the Eurogam II spectrometer. Two of the bands are linked by dipole transitions at low spin and are believed to be signature partners built on the pi h(11/2) x nu h(11/2) structure. A low-spin signature inversion is observed and taken as evidence for a triaxial shape with gamma > 0 degrees, which is supported by TRS cranking calculations. The third band, seen at higher spin/frequency, is tentatively associated with a deformed five-particle-two-hole configuration, whereby two g(9/2) proton holes result from two-particle-two-hole excitations across the Z = 50 shell gap.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)653-658
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of physics g-Nuclear and particle physics
Volume22
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 1996

Keywords

  • SIGNATURE INVERSION
  • INTRUDER BANDS
  • MASS REGION
  • NUCLEI
  • SHAPE

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