Parity doubling in Th219 and the onset of collectivity above N=126

  • W. Reviol
  • , D. G. Sarantites
  • , C. J. Chiara
  • , M. Montero
  • , R. V.F. Janssens
  • , M. P. Carpenter
  • , T. L. Khoo
  • , T. Lauritsen
  • , C. J. Lister
  • , D. Seweryniak
  • , S. Zhu
  • , O. L. Pechenaya
  • , S. G. Frauendorf

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Abstract

Excited states in Th219 have been observed for the first time in an experiment using the Mg26+Pt198 reaction and evaporation-residue-gated γ-ray spectroscopy. Two structures of interlinked alternating-parity levels with simplex quantum numbers s=±i are observed, reminiscent of similar sequences in heavier odd-mass isotopes, but only three mass units away from the N=126 neutron closed shell. The emergence of quadrupole-octupole collectivity in this mass region and the trend for parity-doublet bands are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number011304
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume80
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 6 2009

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