Abstract
The yrast superdeformed (SD) structure of Pb-194 has been studied using the EUROGAM gamma-ray spectrometer. New results have been obtained at low as well as at high spin values. At low frequency, the SD band has been extended to the lowest-spin SD state ever observed in the A similar to 190 region. The energies of Pb-194 and Hg-192 SD bands are identical for ($) over bar h omega < 0.25 MeV. However, they diverge for higher frequency, which rules out the idea that these two SD bands are identical. Moreover, the SD band of Pb-194 is populated at lower spin values than that of Hg-192 and de-excites towards normally-deformed (ND) states at a spin value lower than that of Hg-192. This suggests that the barrier separating the SD and ND minima in the potential energy surface is higher in Pb-194 than in Hg-192.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 124-130 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 345 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 1995 |
Keywords
- SHAPE ISOMERISM
- 0+ STATES
- NUCLEI
- EUROGAM
- POPULATION
- MOMENTS
- ARRAY
- DECAY
- SPIN