Open AccessNuclear shape coexistence in 194Hg
Author(s) -
Ν. Fotiades,
Sottrios Harissopulos,
C. A. Kalfas,
S. Kossionides,
C. Papadopoulos,
R. Vlastou,
M. Serris,
J.F. Sharpey-Schafer,
Malcolm J. Joyce,
C. W. Beausang,
P.J. Dagnall,
P.D. Forsyth,
S.J. Gale,
P. M. Jones,
E. S. Paul,
P.J. Twin,
John Simpson,
D. M. Cullen,
P. Fallon,
M. A. Riley,
R. M. Clark,
K. Hauschild,
R. Wadsworth
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hnps advances in nuclear physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2654-0088
pISSN - 2654-007X
DOI - 10.12681/hnps.2413
Subject(s) - isotope , excitation , sequence (biology) , physics , atomic physics , beam energy , nuclear physics , interpretation (philosophy) , nuclear reaction , beam (structure) , chemistry , optics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
High spin states in the isotope 194Hg were populated using the 150Nd (48Ca,4n) reaction at a beam energy of 213 MeV. A sequence of dip ole transitions has been observed above 8 MeV excitation energy. Cross-over transitions have also been identified. An interpretation connecting this sequence to a nuclear shape change is attempted. A comparison with similar structures in the neighbouring Hg isotopes is also attempted.