Phys.Rev.Lett. 31, 1146 (1973)

T.L.Khoo, F.M.Bernthal, J.S.Boyno, R.A.Warner

Experimental Demonstration of Backbending Behavior from a Band Crossing in ¹⁵⁴Gd

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ¹⁵²Sm(α, 2nγ), E=24 MeV; ¹⁵⁴Sm(α, 4nγ), E=41, 45, 48, 50 MeV; measured Eγ, γγ-coin. ¹⁵⁴Gd deduced levels, J, π, B(E2), γ-branching.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.31.1146