First observation of pseudospin-chiral triplet bands with pure proton configuration

  • W. B. Zeng
  • , C. Liu*
  • , S. Y. Wang
  • , B. Qi
  • , R. A. Bark
  • , H. Jia
  • , J. Meng
  • , S. Q. Zhang
  • , S. M. Wyngaardt
  • , Q. B. Chen
  • , Z. Q. Li
  • , S. Wang
  • , D. P. Sun
  • , R. J. Guo
  • , X. C. Han
  • , W. Z. Xu
  • , H. Hua
  • , X. Q. Li
  • , C. G. Li
  • , R. Han
  • B. H. Sun, L. H. Zhu, T. D. Bucher, B. V. Kheswa, N. Khumalo, E. A. Lawrie, J. J. Lawrie, K. L. Malatji, L. Msebi, J. Ndayishimye, J. F. Sharpey-Schafer, O. Shirinda, M. Wiedeking, T. Dinoko, S. S. Ntshangase
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

High-spin states of 81Br were populated using the 82Se(α, p4n) reaction. One positive-parity band and four negative-parity bands were observed. Based on the experimental characteristics of these bands, a pair of nearly degenerate three-quasiparticle bands with negative parity are interpreted as chiral doublet bands based on the π( f5/2, p3/2 )-5πg2 9/2 configuration. The third three-quasiparticle band is interpreted as a pseudospin partner band, thereby forming pseudospin-chiral triplet bands in 81Br. The interpretation was supported by the relativistic density functional theory and the multiparticle plus rotor model calculations. The present work suggests a new chiral configuration in the nuclear system and reports the first observation of pseudospin-chiral triplet bands with a pure proton configuration.

Original languageEnglish
Article number034330
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume112
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Sep 2025

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