Abstract
High angular momentum states in were populated via the O,α2nBr reaction at 65 MeV using the Florida State University (FSU) FN Tandem-LINAC accelerator. The Pitt-FSU array with 9 Compton-suppressed high purity Ge detectors was used to measure prompt γ-γ coincidences. Analysis of the coincidences led to an extension of the positive- and negative-parity bands to spins of (41/) and (43/). Directional correlation of oriented nuclei ratios have been deduced where possible, and spin assignments made accordingly. A cranked-shell-model analysis shows that in the positive-parity band the ν alignment occurs at the same frequency as in the neighboring isotopes, , but with a larger interaction strength. In the negative-parity bands the lower π crossing also occurs at about the same frequency as in , but with a smaller interaction. The higher frequency ν crossing is delayed in . Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov cranking calculations predict considerable γ softness in , and particle-rotor model calculations support the interpretation of γ softness or variations in triaxiality within the bands.
- Received 25 May 1993
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.48.2252
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