β decay spectroscopy of light Nd isotopes

E. A. McCutchan; R. F. Casten; V. Werner; R. J. Casperson; A. Heinz; J. Qian; B. Shoraka; J. R. Terry; E. Williams; R. Winkler

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.87.057306

β decay spectroscopy of light Nd isotopes

E. A. McCutchan^*, R. F. Casten, V. Werner, R. J. Casperson, A. Heinz, J. Qian, B. Shoraka, J. R. Terry, E. Williams, R. Winkler

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Excited states in 132^,134Nd were populated in the β⁺/ε decay of 132^,134Pm and studied through off-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Level spins and multipole mixing ratios of transitions were determined through an angular correlation analysis. In 132Nd, a new excited 0⁺ state is identified and in 134Nd the level scheme is significantly extended. Differences in the location of the 02+ state and the γ bandhead above and below N=82 suggest that the lighter isotopes are much more γ-soft than the heavier Nd and that a first-order phase transitional description is not applicable in the N<82 region.

Original language	English
Article number	057306
Journal	Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume	87
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.87.057306
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2013
Externally published	Yes

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