Moments of Inertia of Even-Even Rare Earth Nuclei

Abstract
Moments of inertia of even-even nuclei are computed using the Nilsson model for deformed nuclei and the moment formula derived from the superconductor theory of nuclei. Values for the energy gap and the deformation are obtained from appropriate experimental data. Good agreement is found between the computed and observed energies of the first excited states of twenty-six rare earth nuclei. This success lends strong support to the superconductor theory of the nucleus.