Abstract
High-spin states in the N = Z nucleus 72Kr were populated using the 40Ca(36Ar,2p2n) reaction at a beam energy of 145 MeV. The yrast band has been observed up to a tentative spin of 20ℏ. Nonyrast rotational structures have also been observed for the first time. The alignment of g9/2 protons and neutrons in the yrast band is observed to be significantly delayed relative to the heavier even-even Kr isotopes. Exact deformed cranked shell model calculations suggest that this could be due to the combined effect of isovector (T = 1) and isoscalar (T = 0) neutron-proton pairing correlations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 024309 |
Pages (from-to) | 243091-243097 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2001 |