Systematic survey of <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>Δ</mi><mi>I</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>4</mn><mn></mn></math></span> bifurcation in <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>A</mi><mi>∼</mi><mn>150</mn></math></span> superdeformed nuclei

D. S. Haslip; S. Flibotte; R. A. E. Austin; G. de France; M. Devlin; Ch. Finck; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. Gervais; N. Kintz; D. R. LaFosse; T. J. Lampman; F. Lerma; S. M. Mullins; J. M. Nieminen; T. Rodinger; D. G. Sarantites; O. Stezowski; C. E. Svensson; J. P. Vivien; J. C. Waddington; J. N. Wilson

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Systematic survey of $Δ I = 4$ bifurcation in $A \sim 150$ superdeformed nuclei

D. S. Haslip, S. Flibotte, R. A. E. Austin, G. de France, M. Devlin, Ch. Finck, A. Galindo-Uribarri, G. Gervais, N. Kintz, D. R. LaFosse, T. J. Lampman, F. Lerma, S. M. Mullins, J. M. Nieminen, T. Rodinger, D. G. Sarantites, O. Stezowski, C. E. Svensson, J. P. Vivien, J. C. Waddington, and J. N. Wilson

Phys. Rev. C 58, R2649(R) – Published 1 November 1998

Abstract

Results are presented of a systematic survey of $Δ I = 4$ bifurcation in 19 superdeformed bands in $A \sim 150$ Eu and Gd nuclei. The majority of bands show no sign of this regular oscillation in energy levels. The statistical significance of the few examples that exhibit the effect is examined.

Received 4 September 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.58.R2649

Authors & Affiliations

D. S. Haslip¹, S. Flibotte¹, R. A. E. Austin¹, G. de France², M. Devlin³, Ch. Finck⁴, A. Galindo-Uribarri⁵, G. Gervais¹, N. Kintz⁴, D. R. LaFosse^3,*, T. J. Lampman¹, F. Lerma³, S. M. Mullins⁶, J. M. Nieminen¹, T. Rodinger¹, D. G. Sarantites³, O. Stezowski⁴, C. E. Svensson¹, J. P. Vivien⁴, J. C. Waddington¹, and J. N. Wilson³

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1
²GANIL, B.P. 5027, F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
³Chemistry Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
⁴Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, F-67037 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
⁵Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6371
⁶Department of Nuclear Physics, RSPhysSE, ANU, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

^*Present address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800.

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