Abstract
We have measured the 4f ..-->.. 3d pionic x-ray transitions in /sup 148/Nd and /sup 150/Nd in order to determine the strong interaction effect between the pion and these nuclei. The measured transition energies and broadenings of these and all previously measured isotopes, which have appreciably strong interaction effects in the 3d level, were fitted by an optical potential. The isotope shift of the pionic x rays between /sup 150/Nd--/sup 148/Nd was consistent with a change in neutron radius of 45 +- 48 am. The sensitivity of this determination of the change in neutron radius on the assumed form of the neutron distribution is discussed.
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