Population of Triaxial Rotor Levels in Os-182

Jan 28, 1985
2 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 54 (1985) 306-308

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Abstract: (APS)
A K-isomeric state in Os182 with spin I=(20±2)ℏ and half-life equal to 100 ns is found to decay in flagrant violation of the usual K-selection rules. The observations—still preliminary—are on the other hand readily understood if it is assumed that the yrast configuration of Os182 becomes triaxial above the backbend, and that the decay proceeds via the numerous collective levels of the triaxial rotor.
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