Low-energy Coulomb excitation of <SUP>96,98</SUP>Sr beams



Clement, E, Zielinska, M, Peru, S, Goutte, H, Hilaire, S, Gorgen, A, Korten, W, Doherty, DT, Bastin, B, Bauer, C
et al (show 41 more authors) (2016) Low-energy Coulomb excitation of <SUP>96,98</SUP>Sr beams. PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 94 (5). 054326-.

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Abstract

The structure of neutron-rich Sr96,98 nuclei was investigated by low-energy safe Coulomb excitation of radioactive beams at the REX-ISOLDE facility, CERN, with the MINIBALL spectrometer. A rich set of transitional and diagonal E2 matrix elements, including those for non-yrast structures, has been extracted from the differential Coulomb-excitation cross sections. The results support the scenario of a shape transition at N=60, giving rise to the coexistence of a highly deformed prolate and a spherical configuration in Sr98, and are compared to predictions from several theoretical calculations. The experimental data suggest a significant contribution of the triaxal degree of freedom in the ground state of both isotopes. In addition, experimental information on low-lying states in Rb98 has been obtained.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2019 15:36
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2024 13:16
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054326
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3032927