1. Single-particle and collective excitations in the transitional nucleus 166Os
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Stolze, Sanna, Grahn, Tuomas, Julin, R, Joss, D T, Andgren, K, Auranen, Kalle, Bönig, S, Cox, Daniel, Darby, I G, Doncel, M, Eeckhaudt, S, Greenlees, Paul T, Hadinia, B, Herzáň, Andrej, Jakobsson, Ulrika, Jones, P, Juutinen, Sakari, Ketelhut, S, Konki, Joonas, Kröll, T, Leppänen, A-P, Nyman, M, Page, R D, Pakarinen, J, Partanen, J, McPeake, C G, O’Donnell, D, Peura, Pauli, Rahkila, Panu, Ruotsalainen, Panu, Sandzelius, Mikael, Sarén, Jan, Saygı, B, Scholey, Catherine, Simpson, J, Sorri, Juha, Taylor, M J, Thornthwaite, A, and Uusitalo, Juha
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mean lifetimes ,gamma-ray spectroscopy ,mittaus ,spektroskopia ,kokeelliset menetelmät ,collectivity ,gammasäteily ,fysiikka ,Nuclear Experiment ,RDDS measurements - Abstract
The mean lifetimes of the lowest energy 2+, 8+ and 9− states in 166Os have been measured using the recoil distance Doppler-shift method in conjunction with a selective recoil-decay tagging technique. These measurements extend studies into the most neutron-deficient mass region accessible to current experimental methods. The B(E2; 2+ → 0+) = 7(2) W.u. extracted from these measurements is markedly lower than those observed in the heavier even-mass Os isotopes. The 8+ and 9− states yield reduced transition probabilities that are consistent with single-particle transitions. While these values may indicate a departure from collective structure, the level scheme and the underlying nuclear configurations can also be interpreted in terms of a simple collective picture. This contrasting behaviour suggests an intriguing dichotomy in the description of heavy transitional nuclei. peerReviewed
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- 2021