Abstract

Lifetimes of excited states in Y99,Y101,Nb101,Nb103, and Nb105 were measured in an experiment using the recoil distance Doppler shift method at GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds). The neutron-rich nuclei were produced in fission reactions between a U238 beam and a Be9 target. Prompt γ rays were measured with the EXOGAM array and correlated with fission fragments that were identified in mass and atomic number with the VAMOS++ spectrometer. The measured lifetimes, together with branching ratios, provide B(M1) and B(E2) values for the strongly coupled rotational bands built on the [422]5/2+ ground state in the Y and Nb nuclei with neutron number N≥60. The comparison of the experimental results with triaxial particle-rotor calculations provides information about the evolution of the nuclear shape in this mass region.9 MoreReceived 19 November 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.95.034302©2017 American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasCollective levelsCollective modelsElectromagnetic transitionsLifetimes & widthsNuclear structure & decaysProperties90 ≤ A ≤ 149TechniquesRadiation detectorsSpectrometers & spectroscopic techniquesNuclear Physics

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