Published April 1, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

B(E2)↑ measurements for radioactive neutron-rich Ge isotopes: Reaching the N=50 closed shell

  • 1. Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, UNAM, 04510 Mexico, D.F. (Mexico)
  • 2. Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
  • 3. UNIRIB, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (United States)
  • 5. National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (United States)
  • 6. Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, 04510 Mexico, D.F. (Mexico)
  • 7. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 (United States)

Description

The B(E2;01+→21+) values for the radioactive neutron-rich germanium isotopes 78,80Ge and the closed neutron shell nucleus 82Ge were measured at the HRIBF using Coulomb excitation in inverse kinematics. These data allow a study of the systematic trend between the subshell closures at N=40 and 50. The B(E2) behavior approaching N=50 is similar to the trend observed for heavier isotopic chains. A comparison of the experimental results with a shell model calculation demonstrates persistence of the N=50 shell gap and a strong sensitivity of the B(E2) values to the effective interaction

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 122501-122501.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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