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K.Wimmer, R.Krucken, V.Bildstein, K.Eppinger, R.Gernhauser, D.Habs, Ch.Hinke, Th.Kroll, R.Lutter, H.-J.Maier, P.Maierbeck, Th.Morgan, O.Schaile, W.Schwerdtfeger, S.Schwertel, P.G.Thirolf

First identification of large electric monopole strength in well-deformed rare earth nuclei

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ¹⁵⁴Sm, ¹⁶⁶Er(¹⁶O, ¹⁶O'), E=55, 60, 65 MeV; measured conversion electrons Ee, Ie after Coulomb excitation; deduced E, J, π, monopole strength, B(E2), β-band, γ-band; calculated E, J, π, transition strengths.

doi: 10.1063/1.3087080