Signature effects in 2qp bands of doubly even rare-earth nuclei

Abstract

The two-quasiparticle rotational bands in deformed doubly even nuclei in the rare-earth region have been studied in detail. A number of interesting features like odd-even staggering and signature inversion have been observed. The phenomenon of signature inversion/reversal is observed experimentally in 162 66Dy, 17070Yb and 170 74W in even-even nuclei. Two quasiparticle plus rotor model (TQPRM) calculations are carried out to explain the reverse pattern of signature in 170 74W for the rotational band having configuration \(\{(h_{11/2})_{p} \otimes (d_{5/2})_{p}\}\).