Phys.Rev.Lett. 96, 042505 (2006)

A.B.Hayes, D.Cline, C.Y.Wu, J.Ai, H.Amro, C.Beausang, R.F.Casten, J.Gerl, A.A.Hecht, A.Heinz, R.Hughes, R.V.F.Janssens, C.J.Lister, A.O.Macchiavelli, D.A.Meyer, E.F.Moore, P.Napiorkowski, R.C.Pardo, Ch.Schlegel, D.Seweryniak, M.W.Simon, J.Srebrny, R.Teng, K.Vetter, H.J.Wollersheim

Breakdown of K Selection in ¹⁷⁸Hf

NUCLEAR REACTIONS Ta(¹⁷⁸Hf, ¹⁷⁸Hf'), E≈ 700-850 MeV; measured delayed Eγ, Iγ following projectile Coulomb excitation; deduced isomer excitation function. ¹⁷⁸Hf deduced transition matrix elements, K-mixing features.

RADIOACTIVITY ^178mHf(IT) [from Coulomb excitation]; measured Eγ, Iγ. ¹⁷⁸Hf deduced transition matrix elements, K-mixing features.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.042505