101. Rb-37(97)60 : The Cornerstone of the Region of Deformation around A similar to 100
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Sotty, C., Zielinska, M., Georgiev, G., Balabanski, D. L., Stuchbery, A. E., Blazhev, A., Bree, N., Chevrier, R., Das Gupta, S., Daugas, J. M., Davinson, T., De Witte, H., Diriken, J., Gaffney, L. P., Geibel, K., Hadynska-Klek, K., Kondev, F. G., Konki, J., Kroell, T., Morel, P., Napiorkowski, P., Pakarinen, J., Reiter, P., Scheck, M., Seidlitz, M., Siebeck, B., Simpson, G., Toernqvist, H., Warr, N., Wenander, F., and Helsinki Institute of Physics
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NEUTRON-RICH NUCLEI ,ZR-100 ,STATES ,MOMENTS ,FISSION FRAGMENTS ,DETECTOR ,114 Physical sciences - Abstract
Excited states of the neutron-rich nuclei Rb-97,Rb- 99 were populated for the first time using the multistep Coulomb excitation of radioactive beams. Comparisons of the results with particle-rotor model calculations provide clear identification for the ground-state rotational band of Rb-97 as being built on the pi g(9/2) [431] 3/2(+) Nilsson-model configuration. The ground-state excitation spectra of the Rb isotopes show a marked distinction between single-particle-like structures below N = 60 and rotational bands above. The present study defines the limits of the deformed region around A similar to 100 and indicates that the deformation of Rb-97 is essentially the same as that observed well inside the deformed region. It further highlights the power of the Coulomb-excitation technique for obtaining spectroscopic information far from stability. The Rb-99 case demonstrates the challenges of studies with very short-lived postaccelerated radioactive beams.
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- 2015