Published February 22, 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Linking transitions from the superdeformed band in 143Eu

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of York, York (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Institut fuer Kernphysik, Kernforschungsanlage, Juelich (Germany)
  • 3. The Studsvik Neutron Research Laboratory, Uppsala University, Nykoeping (Sweden)
  • 4. Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo (Norway)
  • 5. Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  • 6. Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Italy)
  • 7. The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Denmark)

Description

Connections between the superdeformed and normal-deformed states in 143Eu have been established by measuring energy sums of two consecutive γ-ray transitions in the linking cascade. Six decay paths have been observed connecting discrete states in the two potential wells. The absolute excitation energy and the most likely spin of the superdeformed band have been determined directly for the first time

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 1069-1072.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO