Abstract
Gamma-rays de-exciting a millisecond isomer in the neutron-rich nucleus 190 74W 116 have been observed following relativistic projectile fragmentation of a 1 GeV per nucleon 208Pb beam. The isomeric decay populates the ground-state rotational band, with energies that indicate a significant deformation change at Z=74 for the N=116 isotones. The successful application of the projectile fragmentation technique in a region of deformed nuclei opens up the prospect of exploiting K-isomer decays to probe the evolution of collective nuclear structure far from the valley of beta stability.
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