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Pengwei Zhao

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Evidence of oblate-prolate shape coexistence in the strongly-deformed nucleus 119Cs

2021

International audience; Prolate-oblate shape coexistence close to the ground state in the strongly-deformed proton-rich A≈120 nuclei is reported for the first time. One of the four reported bands in 119Cs, built on a 11/2− state at 670 keV, consists of nearly degenerate signature partners, and has properties which unequivocally indicate the strongly-coupled πh11/2[505]11/2− configuration associated with oblate shape. Together with the decoupled πh11/2[541]3/2− band built on the 11/2− prolate state at 110 keV, for which a half-life of T1/2=55(5)μs has been measured, the new bands bring evidence of shape coexistence at low spin in the proton-rich strongly deformed A≈120 nuclei, a phenomenon p…

58Ni(64Zn3p)119CsNuclear reactionNuclear and High Energy PhysicsQC1-999Nuclear TheoryModel calculation-coincidences[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]01 natural sciencesMolecular physicsMeasured γγγ-coincidencescesium0103 physical sciencesmedicineNuclear reaction:58Ni(64Zn3p)119CsZnCovariant transformationCs010306 general physicsSpin (physics)Ni(PhysicsLinear polarization010308 nuclear & particles physicsLinear polarizationPhysicsDegenerate energy levels3p)Oblate-prolate coexistenceNuclear reactionmedicine.anatomical_structureNuclear reaction:Angular correlationsDensity functional theoryydinfysiikkaGround stateMeasuredNucleusPhysics Letters B
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Simple Nuclear Structure inCd111–129from Atomic Isomer Shifts

2016

Isomer shifts have been determined in ^{111-129}Cd by high-resolution laser spectroscopy at CERN-ISOLDE. The corresponding mean square charge-radii changes, from the 1/2^{+} and the 3/2^{+} ground states to the 11/2^{-} isomers, have been found to follow a distinct parabolic dependence as a function of the atomic mass number. Since the isomers have been previously associated with simplicity due to the linear mass dependence of their quadrupole moments, the regularity of the isomer shifts suggests a higher order of symmetry affecting the ground states in addition. A comprehensive description assuming nuclear deformation is found to accurately reproduce the radii differences in conjunction wi…

Mass numberPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear structureGeneral Physics and AstronomyOrder (ring theory)01 natural sciencesSymmetry (physics)0103 physical sciencesQuadrupolePhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersDensity functional theoryAtomic physics010306 general physicsSpectroscopyLine (formation)Physical Review Letters
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Evidence of chiral bands in even-even nuclei

2018

Evidence for chiral doublet bands has been observed for the first time in the even-even nucleus 136 Nd . One chiral band was firmly established. Four other candidates for chiral bands were also identified, which can contribute to the realization of the multiple pairs of chiral doublet bands ( M χ D ) phenomenon. The observed bands are investigated by the constrained and tilted axis cranking covariant density functional theory (TAC-CDFT). Possible configurations have been explored. The experimental energy spectra, angular momenta, and B ( M 1 ) / B ( E 2 ) values for the assigned configurations are globally reproduced by TAC-CDFT. Calculated results support the chiral interpretation of the o…

Physicslevel densitiesta114010308 nuclear & particles physicsHigh Energy Physics::LatticeHigh Energy Physics::Phenomenology[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]01 natural sciencesMolecular physicsnuclear structure and decaysmedicine.anatomical_structureelectromagnetic transitionsPhysical Sciences0103 physical sciencesmedicineFysikcollective levelsenergy levels010306 general physicsNucleus
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Lifetime measurements in 166Re : Collective versus magnetic rotation

2016

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PhysicsManchester Cancer Research Centreta114010308 nuclear & particles physicsResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrcMagnetic rotationRouthianNuclear TheoryOrder (ring theory)Semiclassical physicsState (functional analysis)rhenium01 natural sciencesNuclear shapeRecoilExcited state0103 physical scienceslifetimesAtomic physics010306 general physicsexcited statesPhysical Review C
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