Published October 16, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Spectroscopy of 123La and configuration dependent proton pairing

  • 1. Royal Inst. of Tech., Stockholm (Sweden). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Manne Siegbahn Inst. of Physics, Stockholm (Sweden)
  • 3. Science and Engineering Research Council, Daresbury (UK). Daresbury Lab.
  • 4. Liverpool Univ. (UK). Oliver Lodge Lab.
  • 5. Lund Inst. of Tech. (Sweden). Dept. of Mathematical Physics

Description

Excited states in 123La have been established for the first time using γ-ray spectroscopy, thus extending the systematics of lanthanum isotopes further out from the line of β-stability. Bands built on the Nilsson orbitals [404]9/2, [550]1/2, and most likely also [422]3/2 are observed. In the last two cases only the favoured signature is seen, while in the first case both signatures are observed in a strongly coupled band. States in 123La are observed up to a maximum spin of tentatively 59/2. The configuration dependence of the first band crossing frequency indicates the presence of higher-order terms in the proton pairing. According to calculations, deformation effects are not sufficient to reproduce the observed shift in crossing frequencies. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics, A
Journal Volume
503
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Phys., A.
Journal Page Range
244-262
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPAB