The sign of the quadrupole moment of 8Li

doi:10.1016/0375-9474(94)90393-X

Nuclear Physics A

Volume 568, Issue 3, 21 February 1994, Pages 544-552

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Abstract

The sign of the quadrupole moment of ⁸Li was determined by a NMR-experiment to be positive in accordance with theory. The experiment utilizes thermal nuclear-spin-polarized ⁸Li atoms adsorbed on an oxygen-covered W(110) surface. For this surface the sign of the electricfield gradient is known from similar experiments with ⁶Li and ⁷Li.

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¹: Max-Planck-lnstitut für Kernphysik, W-6900 Heidelberg, Germany.

²: Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung GSI, W-6100 Darmstadt, Germany.

³: Dept. Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.

⁴: Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg, W-8900 Augsburg, Germany.

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The sign of the quadrupole moment of 8Li☆

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The sign of the quadrupole moment of ⁸Li☆