Published June 11, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Deformation of the N=Z nucleus Sr76 using β-decay studies

  • 1. ISOLDE, EP Division, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 5XH (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, E-28040 Madrid (Spain)
  • 4. Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, INP-CNRS, F-67037 Strasbourg CEDEX 2 (France)
  • 5. Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular, CSIC-Universidad de Valencia, E-46071 Valencia (Spain)

Description

A novel method of deducing the deformation of the N=Z nucleus Sr76 is presented. It is based on the comparison of the experimental Gamow-Teller strength distribution B(GT) from its β decay with the results of quasi-random-phase approximation calculations. This method confirms previous indications of the strong prolate deformation of this nucleus in a totally independent way. The measurement has been carried out with a large total absorption gamma spectrometer, 'Lucrecia', newly installed at CERN-ISOLDE

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
p. 232501-232501.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2004 The American Physical Society