Evidence of rigid triaxiality in some xenon nuclei

Abstract

The present study deals with a topic of current interest, getting clear evidence for triaxiality in the 120–130 Xe nuclei near A = 130. The odd–even staggering in a so-called gamma-vibrational band may be treated using the asymmetric rotor model (ARM) on employing the Lipas parameter. The Hilbert space is too limited to describe the full variation of the moment of inertia and, therefore, the Lipas Ansatz ismade to correct the ARM energies, which conserve the good result for B(E2) values.PACS Nos.: 21.10.Re, 21.60.Ev, 27.60.+j