Experimental Information Concerning Deformation of Neutron Rich Nuclei in the <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>A</mi><mi>∼</mi><mn>100</mn></math></span> Region

E. Cheifetz; R. C. Jared; S. G. Thompson; J. B. Wilhelmy

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.25.38

Experimental Information Concerning Deformation of Neutron Rich Nuclei in the $A \sim 100$ Region

E. Cheifetz, R. C. Jared, S. G. Thompson, and J. B. Wilhelmy

Phys. Rev. Lett. 25, 38 – Published 6 July 1970

Abstract

We present experimental results on the ground-state bands of light even-even nuclei produced in the primary fission of ${}^{252}{Cf}$ . The systematics of the energy spacings and lifetimes are similar to those of deformed nuclei in the rare earth and actinide regions.