Published March 23, 1987
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Journal article
Superdeformed band in /sup 152/Dy as evidence for the centrifugal solidification of a rotating nucleus
Creators
- 1. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
Description
The astonishing smoothness of the superdeformed rotational spectrum in /sup 152/Dy, from I = 22 to I = 60, is used as a basis for inferring a liquid-to-solid transition as the centrifugal force drives the nuclear shape into a closed-shell configuration
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 58
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 1184-1187
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18054561
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DYSPROSIUM 152; HIGH SPIN STATES; MOMENT OF INERTIA; NUCLEAR RADII; ROTATIONAL STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DYSPROSIUM ISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENERGY LEVELS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EXCITED STATES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR PROPERTIES; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH NUCLEI