Published January 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

New excited superdeformed bands in heavy Pb nuclei: Clue for an octupole softness near the N=118 gap at large deformation

  • 1. Lyon-1 Univ., 69 - Villeurbanne (France). Inst. de Physique Nucleaire

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We report the identification of six new superdeformed (SD) bands in 197,198Pb observed with the EUROBALL IV spectrometer. The results are interpreted in the framework of cranked Hartree-Fock calculations with approximate projection on the particle number by means of the Lipkin-Nogami method. A mixing between quasi-particle excitations and an octupole vibration is suggested in the two SD isotopes. We have estimated the ordering of the neutron valence orbitals and confirm indirectly a N=118 SD gap. (orig.)

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. A
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 13-19
ISSN
1434-6001