Longitudinal wobbling in133^{133}La

Aug 28, 2016
7 pages
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  • Eur.Phys.J.A 55 (2019) 9, 159
  • Published: Sep 20, 2019
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Abstract: (Springer)
Excited states of133^{133}La have been investigated to search for the wobbling excitation mode in the low-spin regime. Wobbling bands with nω=0n_{\omega} = 0 and 1 are identified along with the interconnecting ΔI=1 \Delta I = 1 , E2 transitions, which are regarded as one of the characteristic features of wobbling motion. An increase in wobbling frequency with spin implies longitudinal wobbling for133^{133}La, in contrast with the case of transverse wobbling observed in135^{135}Pr. This is the first observation of a longitudinal wobbling band in nuclei. The experimental observations are accounted for by calculations using the quasiparticle-triaxial-rotor (QTR) model, which attribute the appearance of longitudinal wobbling to the early alignment of a π=+\pi = + proton pair.
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