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Shape Changes in the Mirror Nuclei Kr70 and Se70

K. Wimmer et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 072501 – Published 18 February 2021
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We studied the proton-rich Tz=1 nucleus Kr70 through inelastic scattering at intermediate energies in order to extract the reduced transition probability, B(E2;0+2+). Comparison with the other members of the A=70 isospin triplet, Br70 and Se70, studied in the same experiment, shows a 3σ deviation from the expected linearity of the electromagnetic matrix elements as a function of Tz. At present, no established nuclear structure theory can describe this observed deviation quantitatively. This is the first violation of isospin symmetry at this level observed in the transition matrix elements. A heuristic approach may explain the anomaly by a shape change between the mirror nuclei Kr70 and Se70 contrary to the model predictions.

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  • Received 30 September 2020
  • Revised 25 November 2020
  • Accepted 5 January 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.072501

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Nuclear Physics

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Distorting Nuclear Mirror

Published 18 February 2021

Two “mirror” nuclei, in which the numbers of neutrons and protons are interchanged, have markedly different shapes—a finding that defies current nuclear theories.

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Vol. 126, Iss. 7 — 19 February 2021

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