OBSERVATION OF THE DECAY OUT OF THE SUPERDEFORMED BAND IN EU-143

A Atac, M Piiparinen, B Herskind, J Nyberg, G Sletten, G Deangelis, R M Clark, S A Forbes, N Gjorup, G B Hagemann, F Ingebretsen, H J Jensen, D Jerrestam, H Kusakari, R M Lieder, G V Marti, S Mullins, P J Nolan, E S Paul, P H ReganD Santonocito, H Schnare, K Strahle, M Sugawara, P O Tjom, A Virtanen, R Wadsworth

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Abstract

Connections between the superdeformed and normaldeformed states in 143Eu have been established by measuring energy sums of two consecutive gamma-ray transitions in the linking cascade. Six decay paths have been observed connecting discrete states in the two potential wells. The absolute excitation energy and the most likely spin of a superdeformed band have been determined directly for the first time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)C109-C123
Number of pages15
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume557
Publication statusPublished - 31 May 1993

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