Very high spin states in spherical and transuranic nuclei
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Physics
- Vol. 4 (5), 743-753
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4616/4/5/009
Abstract
Deformation energy surfaces at very high spins of the nuclei in 'spherical' (Te-Sm) and transuranic (Po-Th) regions are calculated as a function of beta and gamma deformations in terms of the Strutinsky approach using the Woods-Saxon single-particle potential. In general, it is found that the nuclei in the 'spherical' region have the deepest energy minimum in the deformation energy surface at gamma =-60 degrees (oblate shape rotating around its symmetry axis) over a wide range of angular momenta (I approximately=30-70 h(cross)). The transuranic nuclei show a sudden change of their shape from nearly spherical to large prolate deformation.Keywords
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