Extending the region of triaxial superdeformation: candidate TSD bands in 174 Hf

May 8, 2003
7 pages
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  • Phys.Lett.B 560 (2003) 24-30
  • Published: May 8, 2003

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
Three, possibly four, regularly spaced rotational bands with large dynamic moments of inertia have been identified in 174 Hf. Their properties are consistent with known triaxial superdeformed bands of the Lu/Hf region. Calculations predict substantial triaxial deformation ( γ ≈±17°) for 174 Hf structures with deformation ϵ 2 ≈0.45, despite the fact that 174 Hf is eight neutrons away from the previously established N =94 triaxial superdeformed gap. Shell gaps at N =100 and 106 with γ ⩾15° are predicted for ϵ 2 ≈0.45, and are most likely responsible for the calculated TSD minima in 174 Hf.
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