Electroexcitation of the Ground-State Rotational Band inTa181

Abstract

Elastic and inelastic form factors for electron scattering from the ground-state rotational band of $^{181}\mathrm{Ta}$ have been studied for momentum transfers $0.4 {\mathrm{fm}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}<~{q}_{\mathrm{eff}}<~2.7 {\mathrm{fm}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$. The data are shown to provide an independent check of the rotational assumption, thus adding confidence that the experimental form factors are characteristic of a stable intrinsic state associated with the rotational band. The data are also compared to a Hartree-Fock calculation using density-dependent interactions.