Very extended shapes in Cd-108: Evidence for the occupation of "hyper-intruder" orbitals

A Gorgen*, RM Clark, P Fallon, M Cromaz, MA Deleplanque, RM Diamond, GJ Lane, IY Lee, AO Macchiavelli, RG Ramos, FS Stephens, CE Svensson, K Vetter, D Ward, MP Carpenters, RVF Janssens, R Wadsworth

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Abstract

High-spin states in Cd-108 were studied following the reaction Ni-64(Ca-48,4n) at abeam energy of 207 MeV Gamma rays were detected using the Gammasphere array. Two rotational bands have been observed at very high angular momentum. Measurements of fractional Doppler shifts yielded lower limits for the quadrupole moments and showed that the observed structures are at least as deformed as the superdeformed structures e.g. in the A approximate to 150 region, and possibly exceed a 2:1 axis ratio. The existence of very extended shapes has been predicted by cranked Strutinsky calculations, and recent projected shell model calculations suggest that the pii(13/2) hyper-intruder orbital is occupied in these newly observed bands.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFRONTIERS OF NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
EditorsP Fallon, R Clark
Place of PublicationMELVILLE
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics
Pages17-24
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0-7354-0116-0
Publication statusPublished - 2003
EventConference on Frontiers of Nuclear Structure - BERKELEY, Canada
Duration: 29 Jul 20022 Aug 2002

Publication series

NameAIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PublisherAMER INST PHYSICS
Volume656
ISSN (Print)0094-243X

Conference

ConferenceConference on Frontiers of Nuclear Structure
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityBERKELEY
Period29/07/022/08/02

Keywords

  • ROTATING NUCLEI
  • ART.
  • REGION

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