Spin and Magnetic Moment of Mg-33: Evidence for a Negative-Parity Intruder Ground State

Nov 23, 2007
4 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 99 (2007) 212501

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Abstract: (APS)
We report on the first determination of the nuclear ground-state spin of Mg33, I=3/2, and its magnetic moment, μ=−0.7456(5) μN, by combining laser spectroscopy with nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. These values are inconsistent with an earlier suggested 1 particle-1 hole configuration and provide evidence for a 2 particle-2 hole intruder ground state with negative parity. The results are in agreement with an odd-neutron occupation of the 3/2 [321] Nilsson orbital at a large prolate deformation. The discussion emphasizes the need of further theoretical and experimental investigation of the island of inversion, a region previously thought to be well understood.
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