The nature of 0+ excitations in 166Er

P. E. Garrett, M. Kadi, C. A. McGrath, V. Sorokin, Min Li, Minfang Yeh, S. W. Yates

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Abstract

Lifetimes of excited 0+ states in 166Er have been measured with the (n,n′γ) reaction. The first and second excited 0+ states have no significant collective enhancements of their decays, and their properties are suggestive of pair-type excitations rather than those of a βvibration or phonon excitation built on the γ vibration. The third excited 0+ state at 1934 keV has an enhanced decay to the ground state band with B(E2;0+4 → 2+gsb) = 8.8 ± 0.9 W.u., consistent with that expected for a β vibration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)250-254
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume400
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 15 1997

Keywords

  • B (E2)-values
  • DSAM
  • Lifetimes
  • Spin 0 states
  • β vibration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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