Coexistence of triaxial and prolate shapes in 171Ir

R. A. Bark*, S. Törmänen, T. Bäck, B. Cederwall, S. W. Ødegård, J. F.C. Cocks, K. Helariutta, P. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, H. Kankaanpää, H. Kettunen, P. Kuusiniemi, M. Leino, M. Muikku, P. Rahkila, A. Savelius, M. Bergström, F. Ingebretsen, A. MajM. Mattiuzzi, W. Mueller, L. L. Riedinger, T. Saitoh, P. O. Tjøm

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    Abstract

    Excited states in 171Ir have been observed for the first time. Gamma-rays were assigned to the nucleus by the recoil-decay tagging method. The ground-state band has a structure consistent with an h11/2 proton coupled to a core of large triaxial deformation. At high spins, a bandcrossing occurs which is interpreted as a change in shape to a prolate deformation. Band-mixing calculations are performed for 171-175Ir. These show that shape-coexistence between triaxial and prolate states in these nuclei follows the same systematics found in their Pt and Os neighbours. The systematics are also compared with deformations calculated for 171-179Ir using the code "Ultimate Cranker". Dipole bands were also observed, but tilted axis cranking calculations suggest that they are associated with a collective rotation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)113-133
    Number of pages21
    JournalNuclear Physics A
    Volume657
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 1999

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