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. 1974 Jul;71(7):2905–2907. doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.7.2905

Resonance between a Prolate and a Superprolate Structure of the 162Er Nucleus

Linus Pauling 1,2, John Blethen 1,2
PMCID: PMC388581  PMID: 16592173

Abstract

Observed energy levels of 162Er from the normal state J = 0 to the excited rotational state J = 18 correspond to values of the moment of inertia and rotational frequency that indicate that a pronounced change in structure occurs at about J = 14. It is shown that the observed values agree well with the values calculated on the assumption that there is resonance between a more stable prolate structure with a core of two spherons and a less stable superprolate structure with a core of three spherons in line.

Keywords: nuclear deformation, nuclear rotational levels, nuclear resonance structures

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