Superdeformation in Asymmetric N > Z Nucleus Ar-40

Oct, 2009
15 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 686 (2010) 18-22
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Abstract: (Elsevier)
A rotational band with five γ -ray transitions ranging from 2+ to 12+ states was identified in 40 Ar. This band is linked through γ transitions from the excited 2+ , 4+ and 6+ levels to the low-lying states; this determines the excitation energy and the spin–parity of the band. The deduced transition quadrupole moment of 1.45−0.31+0.49±0.15 eb indicates that the band has a superdeformed shape. The nature of the band is revealed by cranked Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov calculations and a multiparticle–multihole configuration is assigned to the band.
  • 23.20.Lv
  • 21.10.Ky
  • 21.10.Re
  • 27.40.+z
  • Nuclear reaction
  • 26Mg(18O, 2p2n)40Ar
  • Superdeformed shape
  • Transition quadrupole moments
  • 26 Mg( 18 O, 2p2n) 40 Ar
  • 26Mg(18O, 2p2n)40Ar