Physics Letters B (Apr 2022)

First observation of the coexistence of multiple chiral doublet bands and pseudospin doublet bands in the A ≈ 80 mass region

  • L. Mu,
  • S.Y. Wang,
  • C. Liu,
  • B. Qi,
  • R.A. Bark,
  • J. Meng,
  • S.Q. Zhang,
  • P. Jones,
  • S.M. Wyngaardt,
  • H. Jia,
  • Q.B. Chen,
  • Z.Q. Li,
  • S. Wang,
  • D.P. Sun,
  • R.J. Guo,
  • X.C. Han,
  • W.Z. Xu,
  • X. Xiao,
  • P.Y. Zhu,
  • H.W. Li,
  • H. Hua,
  • X.Q. Li,
  • C.G. Li,
  • R. Han,
  • B.H. Sun,
  • L.H. Zhu,
  • T.D. Bucher,
  • B.V. Kheswa,
  • N. Khumalo,
  • E.A. Lawrie,
  • J.J. Lawrie,
  • K.L. Malatji,
  • L. Msebi,
  • J. Ndayishimye,
  • J.F. Sharpey-Schafer,
  • O. Shirinda,
  • M. Wiedeking,
  • T. Dinoko,
  • S.S. Ntshangase

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 827
p. 137006

Abstract

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Two nearly degenerate positive-parity bands with the πg9/22⊗νg9/2−1 configuration and three nearly degenerate negative-parity bands with the πg9/2(p3/2,f5/2)⊗νg9/2−1 configuration have been identified in 81Kr. They are interpreted as chiral doublet bands and pseudospin-chiral triplet bands, which is supported by the constrained covariant density functional theory and the multiparticle plus rotor model calculations. The present work reports two new chiral configurations πg9/22⊗νg9/2−1 and πg9/2(p3/2,f5/2)⊗νg9/2−1, and the first example of pseudospin-chiral triplet bands involving the π(p3/2,f5/2) pseudospin doublet.

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