title: Low-energy coexisting band in 154Gd.
abstract: A low-energy coexisting band Jpi (Ex keV) 0(+) (1182), 2(+) (1418), 4(+) (1701) is identified in the deformed nucleus, 154Gd. Detailed gamma-ray spectroscopy following the beta decays of 154Eu (J=3), (g,m(1),m(2))154Tb (J=0,3,7) is used to establish this structure. The structure is explained in terms of the pairing and deformation degrees of freedom, a "pairing isomer," which results from the nu[505] upward arrow Nilsson intruder orbital.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, USA.
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authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Kulp
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wood
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authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Krane
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authors.lastname: Loats
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authors.lastname: Schmelzenbach
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authors.lastname: Stapels
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authors.lastname: Larimer
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