Nuclear structure of 178Hf related to the spin-16, 31-year isomer

  • Yang Sun
  • , Xian Rong Zhou
  • , Gui Lu Long
  • , En Guang Zhao
  • , Philip M. Walker*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The projected shell model is used to study the multi-quasiparticle and collective excitations of 178Hf. With an axially symmetric basis, the spin-16 isomer at 2.4 MeV appears to be well separated in energy/spin space from other configurations. However, projected energy surface calculations suggest that 178Hf has significant softness to axially asymmetric shapes, which can strongly modify the level distribution. The implications for photodeexcitation of the isomer are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-88
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume589
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 21.60.Cs
  • 23.20.Lv
  • 23.90.+w
  • 27.70.+q
  • Isomers
  • Nuclear structure
  • Projected shell model

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