Abstract
A three-quasiparticle isomer with τ=170(8) μs and Kπ= (19/2 +) has been identified in the neutron-rich isotope Ho169. The isomer decays with K-forbidden transitions to members of a band associated with the 7/2-[523] proton configuration, whose structure is characterized through analysis of the in-band γ-ray branching ratios. In the isotone Tm171, the rotational band based on the known 19/2+, three-quasiparticle isomer has also been observed. Alternative one-proton two-neutron configurations for the isomer in Ho169 are discussed in terms of multiquasiparticle calculations and through a comparison with the structures observed in Tm171.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 034317 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Sept 2010 |