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Shape coexistence in neutron-deficient Hg isotopes studied via lifetime measurements in Hg-184,Hg-186 and two-state mixing calculations

  • L. P. Gaffney
  • , M. Hackstein
  • , R. D. Page
  • , T. Grahn
  • , M. Scheck
  • , P. A. Butler
  • , P. F. Bertone
  • , N. Bree
  • , R. J. Carroll
  • , M. P. Carpenter
  • , C. J. Chiara
  • , A. Dewald
  • , F. Filmer
  • , C. Fransen
  • , M. Huyse
  • , R. V. F. Janssens
  • , D. T. Joss
  • , R. Julin
  • , F. G. Kondev
  • , P. Nieminen
  • J. Pakarinen, S. V. Rigby, W. Rother, P. Van Duppen, H. V. Watkins, K. Wrzosek-Lipska, S. Zhu

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    Abstract

    The neutron-deficient mercury isotopes, Hg-184,Hg-186, were studied with the recoil distance Doppler-shift method using the Gammasphere array and the Koln plunger device. The differential decay curve method was employed to determine the lifetimes of the yrast states in Hg-184,Hg-186. An improvement on previously measured values of yrast states up to 8(+) is presented as well as first values for the 9(3) state in Hg-184 and 10(+) state in 186Hg. B(E2) values are calculated and compared to a two-state mixing model which utilizes the variable moment of inertia model, allowing for extraction of spin-dependent mixing strengths and amplitudes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number024307
    JournalPhysical Review C
    Volume89
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Feb 2014

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