Abstract
The changes in the mean-square charge radius (relative to ), magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole moments of were measured using the in-source resonance-ionization spectroscopy technique at ISOLDE (CERN). A large staggering in radii was found in , manifested by a sharp radius increase for the ground state of relative to the neighboring . A large isomer shift was also observed for . Both effects happen at the same neutron number, , where the shape staggering and a similar isomer shift were observed in the mercury isotopes. Experimental results are reproduced by mean-field calculations where the ground or isomeric states were identified by the blocked quasiparticle configuration compatible with the observed spin, parity, and magnetic moment.
- Received 19 August 2021
- Revised 1 October 2021
- Accepted 8 October 2021
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.192501
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