Independent evidence for M1 scissors resonances built on the levels in the quasicontinuum of 163Dy.

The spectra of γ-rays following the capture of neutrons in 162Dy at neutron energy region of 90–100 keV, where p-wave neutron resonances dominate, were measured for individual γ multiplicities. These data support independently the main assessment from our previous study of the two-step γ cascades, following the thermal s-wave neutron capture in 162Dy, that the M1 scissors-mode resonances are built on all levels of 163Dy, including the levels in the quasicontinuum. © 2006 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]