Abstract
A superdeformed band of twenty transitions has been found in following the reaction Cl,5nEu at 160 MeV. This is the first case to be found intermediate to the A∼135 and A∼150 regions. The dynamic moment of inertia remains remarkably constant, suggesting that the configuration is πν, blocking both proton and neutron band crossings. The band has been estimated to have ∼3.6% of the channel intensity. This is remarkably intense, and is possibily due to a lowering of the odd-odd configuration by a strong residual n-p correlation.
- Received 22 October 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1677
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