Published August 8, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Spectrum of γ rays connecting superdeformed and normal states in 192Hg

  • 1. Oxford University, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Science and Engineering Research Council, Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington WA4 4AD (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Institut fuer Strahlen- und Kerphysik, University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn (Germany)
  • 4. University of York, Helsington, York, Y01 5DD (United Kingdom)
  • 5. Institut de Physique Nucleaire Lyon, Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physiques des Particules, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-69622 Villeurbanne (France)
  • 6. University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX (United Kingdom)
  • 7. Institut de Physique Nucleaire, Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physiques des Particules, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-91406 Orsay (France)
  • 8. Centre de Spectrometrie Nucleaire et de Spectrometrie, Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physiques des Particules, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-91405 Orsay (France)
  • 9. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

Description

The complete spectrum of γ rays following the decay of superdeformed (SD) states in 192Hg has been extracted. The spectrum, which comprises a quasicontinuous component and sharp lines, reveals the decay mechanism and defines the excitation energies of the SD band. The decay of SD states results from the coupling between a cold, ordered SD system with a hot, chaotic one with normal deformation

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 777-781.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO