Abstract
There is strong evidence that the nucleus displays both quadrupole and octupole permanent deformations. The observed energy splitting between the associated even- and odd-parity rotational bands can be described in terms of superfluid tunneling in the space of nuclear shapes.
- Received 23 May 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.38.1523
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