Phys.Lett. B 848, 138371 (2024)

A.Illana, R.M.Perez-Vidal, D.Stramaccioni, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, T.R.Rodriguez, L.M.Robledo, A.Poves, K.Auranen, O.Beliuskina, C.Delafosse, T.Eronen, Z.Ge, S.Geldhof, W.Gins, T.Grahn, P.T.Greenlees, H.Joukainen, R.Julin, H.Jutila, A.Kankainen, M.Leino, J.Louko, M.Luoma, D.Nesterenko, J.Ojala, J.Pakarinen, P.Rahkila, P.Ruotsalainen, M.Sandzelius, J.Saren, J.Uusitalo, G.L.Zimba

Octupole correlations in the N = Z + 2 = 56 ¹¹⁰Xe nucleus

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ⁵⁴Fe(⁵⁸Ni, 2n)¹¹⁰Xe, E=255 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ, Eα, Iα; deduced γ-ray energies and intensities, J, π, an octupole band . Comparison with systematics, theoretical calculations using the symmetry-conserving configuration-mixing method, based on a Gogny energy density functional. The Recoil-Decay Tagging (RDT) technique, the Mass Analysing Recoil Apparatus (MARA) vacuum mode-recoil separator, the K130 cyclotron at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyvaskylaa (JYFL), Finland.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138371