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Report number arXiv:1401.5030
Title Shape coexistence in neutron-deficient Hg isotopes studied via lifetime measurements in $^{184,186}$Hg and two-state mixing calculations
Author(s) Gaffney, L.P. (Liverpool U. ; Leuven U.) ; Hackstein, M. (Cologne U.) ; Page, R.D. (Liverpool U.) ; Grahn, T. (Liverpool U. ; Jyvaskyla U.) ; Scheck, M. (Liverpool U. ; Darmstadt, Tech. Hochsch.) ; Butler, P.A. (Liverpool U.) ; Bertone, P.F. (Argonne) ; Bree, N. (Leuven U.) ; Carroll, R.J. (Liverpool U.) ; Carpenter, M.P. (Argonne) ; Chiara, C.J. (Argonne ; Maryland U., Dept. Chem.) ; Dewald, A. (Cologne U.) ; Filmer, F. (Liverpool U.) ; Fransen, C. (Cologne U.) ; Huyse, M. (Leuven U.) ; Janssens, R.V.F. (Argonne) ; Joss, D.T. (Liverpool U.) ; Julin, R. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Kondev, F.G. (Argonne) ; Nieminen, P. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Pakarinen, J. (Liverpool U. ; Jyvaskyla U. ; CERN) ; Rigby, S.V. (Liverpool U.) ; Rother, W. (Cologne U.) ; Van Duppen, P. (Leuven U.) ; Watkins, H.V. (Liverpool U.) ; Wrzosek-Lipska, K. (Leuven U.) ; Zhu, S. (Argonne)
Publication 2014-02-11
Imprint 20 Jan 2014
Number of pages 8
Note Comments: 8 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables
8 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables
In: Phys. Rev. C 89 (2014) pp.024307
Phys. Rev. C 89, 5 (2014) pp.059905
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.024307
10.1103/PhysRevC.89.059905 (Erratum)
Subject category Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Abstract The neutron-deficient mercury isotopes, $^{184,186}$Hg, were studied with the Recoil Distance Doppler Shift (RDDS) method using the Gammasphere array and the K\"oln Plunger device. The Differential Decay Curve Method (DDCM) was employed to determine the lifetimes of the yrast states in $^{184,186}$Hg. 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 $^{184}$Hg and $10^{+}$ state in $^{186}$Hg. $B(E2)$ values are calculated and compared to a two-state mixing model which utilizes the variable moment of inertia (VMI) model, allowing for extraction of spin-dependent mixing strengths and amplitudes.
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