Phys.Rev.Lett. 47, 1433 (1981)

R.F.Casten, D.D.Warner, D.S.Brenner, R.L.Gill

Relation between the Z = 64 Shell Closure and the Onset of Deformation at N = 88-90

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE ^142,144,146Ba, ^{144,146,148,150}Ce, ^{146,148,150,152,154}Nd, ^{148,150,152,154,156,158}Sm, ^{150,152,154,156,158,160}Gd, ^{152,154,156,160,162}Dy, ^{154,156,158,160,162,164}Er, ^{156,158,160,162,164,166}Yb; analyzed E(2), E(4) systematics; deduced shell closure effects at Z=64.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.1433