Abstract
Following the successful identification of mixed-symmetric one- and two-phonon states in the N=52 nuclei 94Mo and 96Ru, we have performed a photon scattering experiment on the N=52 isotone 92Zr. Experimental data and shell model calculations show that both, single particle and collective degrees of freedom are present in the low-lying levels of 92Zr. The second excited quadrupole state shows the signatures of the one-phonon mixed-symmetric 2+ state, while calculations and data indicate an almost pure neutron configuration for the 2+1 state, in contradiction with the F-spin symmetric limit. Furthermore, two strong dipole excitations, which are candidates for the two-phonon quadrupole–octupole coupled E1 excitation and for the mixed-symmetric 1+ two-phonon state, were observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 140-146 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 550 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Dec 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Zr-92
- NRF
- (gamma, gamma ')
- shell model
- mixed symmetry
- IBM
- A=92