Evidence of X(5) symmetry for n gamma = 0, 1, 2 bands in Mo-104

Sep, 2002
4 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.C 66 (2002) 031301

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Abstract: (APS)
The dynamical symmetry X(5) characterizes the critical point of phase transition between spherical and axially deformed shape in atomic nuclei. A first example of this new symmetry has been found in 152Sm (Z=62) by Casten and Zamfir. We show that the level scheme of the transitional nucleus 104Mo (N=62) also presents the characteristic X(5) pattern, not only in the ground-state band but also in its low-lying nγ=1,K=2 and nγ=2,K=4 bands. An essential point of the model leading to the X(5) symmetry, i.e., the decoupling of the γ vibrations from the other degrees of freedom, is therefore confirmed.
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