Physics Letters B (Oct 2018)

Shape coexistence and isospin symmetry in A = 70 nuclei: Spectroscopy of the Tz = −1 nucleus 70Kr

  • K. Wimmer,
  • W. Korten,
  • T. Arici,
  • P. Doornenbal,
  • P. Aguilera,
  • A. Algora,
  • T. Ando,
  • H. Baba,
  • B. Blank,
  • A. Boso,
  • S. Chen,
  • A. Corsi,
  • P. Davies,
  • G. de Angelis,
  • G. de France,
  • D.T. Doherty,
  • J. Gerl,
  • R. Gernhäuser,
  • D. Jenkins,
  • S. Koyama,
  • T. Motobayashi,
  • S. Nagamine,
  • M. Niikura,
  • A. Obertelli,
  • D. Lubos,
  • B. Rubio,
  • E. Sahin,
  • T.Y. Saito,
  • H. Sakurai,
  • L. Sinclair,
  • D. Steppenbeck,
  • R. Taniuchi,
  • R. Wadsworth,
  • M. Zielinska

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 785
pp. 441 – 446

Abstract

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Excited states in the Tz=−1 nucleus 70Kr have been populated using inelastic scattering of a radioactive 70Kr beam as well as one- and two-neutron removal reactions from 71,72Kr at intermediate beam energies. The level scheme of 70Kr was constructed from the observed γ-ray transitions and coincidences. Tentative spin and parity assignments were made based on comparison with the mirror nucleus 70Se. A second 2+ state and a candidate for the corresponding 42+ state suggest shape coexistence in 70Kr. Keywords: Radioactive beams, Gamma-ray spectroscopy, Mirror symmetry, Shape coexistence