Rotational damping in ytterbium nuclei.
We have made the first clear measurements of rotational damping widths in nuclei. In a mixture of three Yb nuclei, these widths are 300 +/- 60 keV between 1.2 and 1.5 MeV gamma-ray energy [approximately (37-57)Planck's constant]. Compound damping and motional narrowing are discussed in connection with these results.
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Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Lee
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Ward
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Fallon
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Cromaz
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Clark
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Diamond
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Macchiavelli
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