Phys.Rev. C 77, 021302 (2008)

A.Aguilar, D.B.Campbell, K.Chandler, A.Pipidis, M.A.Riley, C.Teal, J.Simpson, D.J.Hartley, F.G.Kondev, R.M.Clark, M.Cromaz, P.Fallon, I.Y.Lee, A.O.Macchiavelli, I.Ragnarsson

New shape minimum in ¹⁶⁰Yb: Evidence for a triaxial, strongly deformed band

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ¹²⁰Sn(⁴⁴Ca, 4n), E=210 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin; calculated potential energy surfaces; ¹⁶⁰Yb; deduced excitation energies, configurations, high-spin rotational bands, triaxial strongly-deformed bands. ^157,158Er, ¹⁶¹Lu; systematics, comparison with theory.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.77.021302