New excitations in Ba 142 and Ce 144 : Evolution of γ bands in the
Author(s) -
H. Naïdja,
F. Nowacki,
B. Bounthong,
M. Czerwiński,
T. Rząca-Urban,
T. Rogiński,
W. Urban,
Jarosław A. Wiśniewski,
K. Sieja,
A. G. Smith,
J. F. Smith,
G. S. Simpson,
I. Ahmad,
J. P. Greene
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
physical review. c
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.679
H-Index - 235
eISSN - 2469-9993
pISSN - 2469-9985
DOI - 10.1103/physrevc.95.064303
Subject(s) - excited state , physics , spins , atomic physics , spontaneous fission , nuclear physics , fission , neutron , condensed matter physics
International audienceNew excited states in $^{142}$Ba and $^{144}$Ce are investigated by means of prompt $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy of the radiation following spontaneous fission of $^{252}$Cf. Measurements of angular correlations and the observed branchings allowed the assignment of spins and parities with confidence. The new measurements are reinforced by shell-model calculations where energy levels, electric transitions, and magnetic moments are consistent with experimental data. The presence of collectivity in the N=86 isotones is confirmed by clear signatures of soft triaxial γ bands in both nuclei
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