A revised B(E2; 2(1)(+) -> 0(1)(+)) value in the semi-magic nucleus Po-210

The lifetimes of the 2(1)(+), the 2(2)(+) and the 3-1 states of Po-210 have been measured in the Pb-208(C-12, Be-10)Po-210 transfer reaction by the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The result for the lifetime of the 2(1)(+) state is about three times shorter than the adopted value. However, the new value still does not allow for a consistent description of the properties of the yrast 2(1)(+), 4(1)(+), 6(1)(+), and 8(1)(+) states of Po-210 in the framework of nuclear shell models. Quasi-particle Phonon Model (QPM) calculations also cannot overcome this problem thus indicating the existence of a peculiarity which is neglected in both theoretical approaches.