Phys.Lett. B 686, 18 (2010)

E.Ideguchi, S.Ota, T.Morikawa, M.Oshima, M.Koizumi, Y.Toh, A.Kimura, H.Harada, K.Furutaka, S.Nakamura, F.Kitatani, Y.Hatsukawa, T.Shizuma, M.Sugawara, H.Miyatake, Y.X.Watanabe, Y.Hirayama, M.Oi

Superdeformation in asymmetric N > Z nucleus ⁴⁰Ar

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ²⁶Mg(¹⁸O, 2n2p), E=69 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, (particle)γ-coin using Gemini-II and Si-Ball detector arrays. ⁴⁰Ar; deduced levels, J, π, deformation, related features and lifetimes using DSA; calculated configuration using HFB method. Comparison with ³⁶Ar and ⁴⁰Ca systematics.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2010.02.031