Open AccessResonance between a Prolate and a Superprolate Structure of the 162 Er Nucleus
Author(s) -
Linus Pauling,
John Blethen
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.71.7.2905
Subject(s) - prolate spheroid , nucleus , physics , chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , biology , neuroscience , classical mechanics
Observed energy levels of162 Er from the normal stateJ = 0 to the excited rotational stateJ = 18 correspond to values of the moment of inertia and rotational frequency that indicate that a pronounced change in structure occurs at aboutJ = 14. It is shown that the observed values agree well with the values calculated on the assumption that there is resonance between a more stable prolate structure with a core of two spherons and a less stable superprolate structure with a core of three spherons in line.