Abstract
Lifetimes of prolate intruder states in 186Pb and 188Pb and oblate intruder states in 194Po have been determined through recoil distance Doppler-shift lifetime measurements. Deformation parameters of | β2 | = 0.29 (5) and | β2 | = 0.17(3) have been extracted from experimental B (E 2) values for the prolate and the oblate bands, respectively. The present study addresses the phenomenon of shape coexistence typical for the nuclei near Z = 82 and N = 104, providing information on configuration mixing of intrinsic structures of the nuclei of interest. The results are compared with the available lifetime data and theoretical results for neutron-deficient Po, Pb, Hg and Pt nuclei. Furthermore, new self-consistent mean-field calculations have been carried out for 194Po.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-100 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
Volume | 801 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |