Collective and noncollective states in 120Te

Somnath Nag*, A. K. Singh, A. N. Wilson, J. Rogers, H. Hübel, A. Bürger, S. Chmel, I. Ragnarsson, G. Sletten, B. Herskind, M. P. Carpenter, R. V.F. Janssens, T. L. Khoo, F. G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, S. Zhu, A. Korichi, Hoa Ha, P. Fallon, A. O. MacChiavelliB. M. Nyakó, J. Timár, K. Juhász

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    Abstract

    High-spin states in 120Te were populated in the reaction 80Se(48Ca, α4n)120Te at a beam energy of 207 MeV and γ-ray coincidences were measured using the Gammasphere spectrometer. The previously known level scheme is extended to higher spin and new interband transitions and side-feeding branches are established. Five highly deformed rotational bands, extending up to almost I=50, are observed for the first time. The bands are compared with similar structures found recently in neighboring nuclei. The experimental results are interpreted within the framework of the cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky model. Configuration assignments to several terminating states and to the high-spin bands are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number014310
    JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
    Volume85
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Jan 2012

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