title: Rotational damping in ytterbium nuclei.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Deleplanque
authors.forename: I Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fallon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cromaz
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Macchiavelli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vetter