Published September 12, 1977 | Version v1
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Determination of γ softness in 192194196Pt from Coulomb excitation with 136Xe projectiles

  • 1. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

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The 192194196Pt nuclei were Coulomb excited with 136Xe projectiles. Strong excitation of the ground-state band (up to spin 10+) and the ''γ'' band (up to spin 8+) were observed. Excitation of the upper members of the γ band is shown to be sensitive to the γ softness. The observed Coulomb-excitation yields imply B (E2) values which follow the rigid-triaxial-rotor relation. This contradicts current calculations which predict considerable γ softness

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
684-687
ISSN
0031-9007

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