E2 decay characteristics of the M1 scissors mode of Sm152

Abstract

The $E2/M1$ multipole mixing ratio of the ${1}_{\text{sc}}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{2}_{1}^{+}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray transition and therefore the $F$-vector $E2$ decay of the scissors mode of the shape-phase transitional nucleus $^{152}\mathrm{Sm}$ have been measured with the nuclear resonance fluorescence method at the High-Intensity $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray Source ($\mathrm{HI}\ensuremath{\gamma}\mathrm{S}$). Furthermore, parity quantum numbers of several dipole-excited states have been remeasured, making use of the polarized $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray beam at $\mathrm{HI}\ensuremath{\gamma}\mathrm{S}$, and partially reassigned. The new data enable an unambiguous determination of the proton and neutron effective boson quadrupole charges within the proton-neutron interacting boson model. With the well-constrained parameter set, a new mixed-symmetry state is predicted.