Collectivity at the prolate-oblate transition: The 21+ lifetime of 190W

E. Şahin, V. Werner, A. K. Mistry, M. Rudigier, K. Nomura, J. Jolie, N. Pietralla, P. H. Regan, G. Ağgez, H. M. Albers, U. Ahmed, Aktaş, A. Algora, S. Alhomaidhi, C. Appleton, T. Arıcı, M. Armstrong, A. Banerjee, J. Benito, G. BenzoniA. Blazhev, P. Boutachkov, A. M. Bruce, B. Cederwall, M. M.R. Chishti, Alison Bruce, M. L. Cortés, F. Crespi, B. Das, T. Davinson, T. Dickel, M. Doncel, A. Ertoprak, A. Esmaylzadeh, L. M. Fraile, E. R. Gamba, J. Gerl, M. Górska, J. Ha, E. Haettner, O. Hall, H. Heggen, C. Hornung, N. Hubbard, S. Jazrawi, P. R. John, C. E. Jones, V. Karayonchev, E. Kazantseva, R. Kern, L. Knafla, I. Kojouharov, P. Koseoglou, G. Kosir, D. Kostyleva, N. Kurz, N. Kuzminchuk, M. Llanos-Expósito, R. Lozeva, D. Mengoni, T. J. Mertzimekis, M. Mikolajczuk, A. I. Morales, I. Mukha, J. R. Murias, B. S. Nara-Singh, S. E.A. Orrigo, J. Pellumaj, S. Pelonis, S. Pietri, S. Pigliapoco, Zs Podolyák, M. Polettini, K. Rezynkina, H. A. Rösch, H. Schaffner, Ch Scheidenberger, L. Sexton, P. A. Söderström, Y. K. Tanaka, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, P. Vasileiou, J. Vasiljević, J. Vesic, H. Weick, J. Wiederhold, A. Yaneva, G. Zhang, J. Zhao, A. Zyriliou

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Abstract

The neutron-rich rare isotope 190W is discussed as a candidate for a prolate-oblate transitional nucleus with maximum γ-softness. The collectivity of this isotope is assessed for the first time by the measurement of the reduced E2 transition probability of its first 2+ state to the ground state. The experiment employed the FAst TIming Array (FATIMA), comprised of 36 LaBr3(Ce) scintillators, which was part of the DESPEC setup at GSI, Darmstadt. The 41+ and 21+ states of 190W were populated subsequently to the decay of its 127(12) μs isomeric Jπ=10 state. The mean lifetime of the 21+ state was determined to be τ=274(28) ps, which corresponds to a B(E2;21+→01+) value of 95(10) W.u. The results motivated a revision of previous calculations within an energy-density functional-based interacting boson model-2 approach, yielding E2 transition properties and spectroscopic quadrupole moments for tungsten isotopes. From comparison to theory, the new data suggest that 190W is at the transition from prolate to oblate structure along the W isotopic chain, which had previously been discussed as a nuclear shape-phase transition.

Original languageEnglish
Article number138976
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume857
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Aug 2024

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Keywords

  • DESPEC
  • Isomer spectroscopy
  • Nuclear structure
  • NUSTAR
  • Shape phase transition
  • γ-ray spectroscopy

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