Evidence for a “singularity” in the nuclear rotational band structure

1971
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 34 (1971) 605-608
  • Published: 1971

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
A drastic change in the moment of inertia as a function of the rotational frequency is observed in the region of I ≈ 16 for the deformed nucleus 160 Dy. This may be interpreted as a phase transition from a superfluid state to a non-superfluid state.