Spin, moments, and mean square nuclear charge radius of 77Sr.

Abstract

The neutron deficient $^{77}\mathrm{Sr}$ nucleus was studied by fast ion beam collinear laser spectroscopy with a detection scheme based on optical pumping, state selective neutralization, and atom counting. From the measured hyperfine splitting and isotope shift of the Sr II transition 5s $^{2}$${\mathit{S}}_{1/2}$\ensuremath{\rightarrow}5p $^{2}$${\mathit{P}}_{3/2}$ the nuclear spin I=5/2, the nuclear moments \ensuremath{\mu}=-0.348(4)${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}_{\mathit{N}}$, ${\mathit{Q}}_{\mathit{s}}$=1.40(11) b, and the change in mean square charge radius \ensuremath{\delta}〈${\mathit{r}}^{2}$${\mathrm{〉}}^{88,77}$=0.248(12) ${\mathrm{fm}}^{2}$ were deduced. These ground-state properties indicate a large prolate deformation of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\epsilon}}}_{2}$\ensuremath{\simeq}0.4 and allow a comparison with calculations performed in the particle-plus-deformed-core model, assigning a [422]5/2 Nilsson configuration to the ground state of $^{77}\mathrm{Sr}$.