Fast Rotation of the N = Z Nucleus 36Ar

C.E. Svensson, A O Macchiavelli, A Juodagalvis, A. Poves, I Ragnarsson, S Aaberg, D.E. Appelbe, R.A.E. Austin, C Baktash, G.C. Ball, M P Carpenter, E. Caurier, R M Clark, M. Cromaz, M.A. Deleplanque, R.M. Diamond, P Fallon, M. Furlotti, A Galindo-Uribarri, R V F JanssensGregory Lane, I-Y Lee, M. Lipoglavsek, F Nowacki, S.D. Paul, D C Radford, D G Sarantites, D Seweryniak, F.S. Stephens, V. Tomov, K Vetter, D Ward, C Yu

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    Abstract

    A highly-deformed rotational band has been identified in the N=Z nucleus 36Ar. At high spin the band is observed to its presumed termination at I=16+, while at low spin it has been firmly linked to previously known states in 36Ar. Spins, parities, and absolute excitation energies have thus been determined throughout the band. Lifetime measurements establish a large low-spin quadrupole deformation (beta_2=0.46+-0.03) and indicate a decreasing collectivity as the band termination is approached. With effectively complete spectroscopic information and a valence space large enough for significant collectivity to develop, yet small enough to be meaningfully approached from the shell model perspective, this rotational band in 36Ar provides many exciting opportunities to test and compare complementary models of collective motion in nuclei.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2413-2422
    JournalActa Physica Polonica Series B
    Volume32
    Issue number9
    Publication statusPublished - 2001
    EventInternational Research Conference - NATO Advanced Research workshop - HIGH SPIN PHYSICS 2001 - Warsaw, Poland
    Duration: 6 Feb 200110 Feb 2001

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