Collectivity evolution in the neutron-rich Pd isotopes towards the N=82 shell closure
nucl-ex
/ Authors
H. Wang, N. Aoi, S. Takeuchi, M. Matsushita, P. Doornenbal, T. Motobayashi, D. Steppenbeck, K. Yoneda, H. Baba, L. Caceres
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Zs. Dombradi, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kondo, J. Lee, K. Li, H. Liu, R. Minakata, D. Nishimura, H. Otsu, S. Sakaguchi, H. Sakurai, H. Scheit, D. Sohler, Y. Sun, Z. Tian, R. Tanaka, Y. Togano, Zs. Vajta, Z. Yang, T. Yamamoto, Y. Ye, R. Yokoyama
/ Abstract
The neutron-rich, even-even 122,124,126Pd isotopes has been studied via in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. Excited states at 499(9), 590(11), and 686(17) keV were found in the three isotopes, which we assign to the respective 2+ -> 0+ decays. In addition, a candidate for the 4+ state at 1164(20) keV was observed in 122Pd. The resulting Ex(2+) systematics are essentially similar to those of the Xe (Z=54) isotopic chain and theoretical prediction by IBM-2, suggesting no serious shell quenching in the Pd isotopes in the vicinity of N=82.