Published January 27, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

''Invisible'' decay of superdeformed states

  • 1. Department of Mathematical Physics, Lund Institute of Technology, Box 118, S-221 00 Lund (Sweden)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Tennessee Technological University, Box 5051, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505 (United States)

Description

In superdeformed, heavy nuclei at low spins, M1 transitions enhanced by internal conversion are expected to compete favorably with E2 γ rays. For strongly coupled bands with fairly large B(M1) values, the decay may proceed between the two signature partner bands with very few γ rays emitted. Measured E2 γ ray intensities may imply strict limits on the M1 strength. Experimental evidence for the M1 cross talk dominated by internal conversion is seen in superdeformed bands in 193Hg

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
460-463
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA