Shape coexistence in the neutron-deficient even-even (182-188)Hg isotopes studied via coulomb excitation.
Phys Rev Lett
; 112(16): 162701, 2014 Apr 25.
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| ID: mdl-24815644
ABSTRACT
Coulomb-excitation experiments to study electromagnetic properties of radioactive even-even Hg isotopes were performed with 2.85 MeV/nucleon mercury beams from REX-ISOLDE. Magnitudes and relative signs of the reduced E2 matrix elements that couple the ground state and low-lying excited states in Hg182-188 were extracted. Information on the deformation of the ground and the first excited 0+ states was deduced using the quadrupole sum rules approach. Results show that the ground state is slightly deformed and of oblate nature, while a larger deformation for the excited 0+ state was noted in Hg182,184. The results are compared to beyond mean field and interacting-boson based models and interpreted within a two-state mixing model. Partial agreement with the model calculations was obtained. The presence of two different structures in the light even-mass mercury isotopes that coexist at low excitation energy is firmly established.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev Lett
Year:
2014
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Article
Affiliation country:
Bélgica