Opening up the A ≈ 180 K-isomer landscape: inelastic excitation of new multi-quasiparticle yrast traps

C. Wheldon, R. D'Alarcao, P. Chowdhury, P.M. Walker, E. Seabury, I. Ahmad, M.P. Carpenter, D.M. Cullen, G. Hackman, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, D. Nisius, C.J. Pearson, P. Reiter

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Abstract

New high-spin isomers in 175Lu, 181Ta and 186W target nuclei have been strongly excited by pulsed 238U beams. The use of inelastic excitation opens up an uncharted region in the neutron-rich K-isomer landscape. First results establish the key role of multi-quasiparticle configurations in the high-angular-momentum structure.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-245
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume425
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Apr 1998

Keywords

  • Inelastic excitation
  • K isomer
  • High spin

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