Published February 27, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Properties of 15-/2 states in 215Ra and 217Th; evaluation of the 15-/2 to 9+/2 E3 strength in N=127 isotones

  • 1. Australian National Univ., Canberra. Dept. of Nuclear Physics

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The lifetime of the yrast 15-/2 state in 215Ra was measured using pulsed beams and γ-ray and electron techniques. Transition multipolarities were established from measured conversion coefficients. The B(E3) of the 15-/2 → 9+/2 transition is found to be considerably larger than previously reported. A candidate for the corresponding transition in 217Th was also observed. The E3 strength of the 15-/2 → 9+/2 transition in the N=127 isotones is evaluated in the light of these and other recent results. Interpretation in the framework of particle-octupole vibration coupling requires a systematic lowering of the core 3- vibration as proton pairs are added to 208Pb. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics, A
Journal Volume
493
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Phys., A.
Journal Page Range
145-156
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPAB