Abstract
The atomic charge state distributions of ions produced in fusion reactions with and beams and targets are used to deduce the average internal conversion probabilities of continuum transitions at high spin. A strong dependence is observed on both neutron number and spin. For each of the nuclei a critical spin is observed at which a sudden enhancement of internal conversion occurs. This result alone implies either a sudden enhancement of radiation, a sudden decrease of the average transition energy, or some mixture of the two. In either case a major change in the underlying structure of the rotating body is implied. Previous continuum -ray spectroscopy measurements support the interpretation involving enhanced radiation at very high spin.
- Received 17 April 1984
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.30.1953
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