Plasmon profiles and deformations of sodium clusters in the 1g-shell

Absolute photoabsorption cross sections have been measured for free, singly ionized sodium clusters in the size range of 48 to 60 atoms. The measurements cover the wavelength interval from 390 to 590 nm (3.2-2.1 eV) in 14 steps. As in a previous series of measurements on smaller clusters, the spectra are dominated by a surface plasma oscillation of the valence electrons, that exhausts 70–80% of the dipole sum rule. The previously observed double structure of the resonance peak is not found, and therefore the interpretation of the profiles in terms of spheroidal deformations becomes more complicated. In this situation we compare the spectra with new calculations of the optical response of deformed clusters by Hirschmann. The calculations, which are made in a local representation of the Random Phase Approximation, agree well with the measured photoabsorption spectra.     

Nuclear structure effects in the feeding of yrast states of Gd,Dy and Er nuclei

The population of the yrast and near-yrast levels in Gd, Dy and Er nuclei has been investigated experimentally in (heavy ion, xn) reactions through high-resolution γ-ray intensity measurements. A clear difference between non-rotor (N ? 86) and rotor nuclei (N > 86) is evident from the data. For the non-rotor nuclei we define the spin value I_sat below which the yrast population saturates. One finds that I_sat is independent of the bombarding energy when the latter becomes sufficiently high. We discuss the feeding pattern in relation to the single-particle structure of the yrast and near-yrast levels and in relation to the effect of shape changes, including the possibility of superdeformed shapes at high spin.     

A study of the rotational side-bands in 162Dy

Rotational side-bands in ¹⁶²Dy have been studied using the ¹⁶⁰Gd(α, 2nγ)¹⁶²Dy reaction. Seven side-bands are observed, with K^π = 2⁺, 2^?, (0)^?, 0⁺, 5^?, 4⁺ and (6^?). Four of these bands have collective structure at low spin: the K^π = 2⁺γ-vibrational band, the K^π = 0⁺β-vibrational band, and the K^π = 2^? and (0)^? octupole vibrational bands. Of the remaining bands, the 4⁺ band is deformation coupled while the 5^? and (6^?) bands are rotation-aligned. Several bandcrossings are observed in this nucleus. The β and γ-bands are crossed at $\text{I = 6}\text{h}\text{?}\text{and}\text{12}\text{h}\text{?}$, respectively, by a highly aligned ($\text{i}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>13</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$)² S-band; extrapolation of this S-band to higher spin suggests that it crosses the g.s.b. between $\text{I = 18}\text{h}\text{?}\text{and}\text{20}\text{h}\text{?}$. The 2^? octupole band is crossed by the 5^? band at $\text{I = 9}\text{h}\text{?}$ and again by the (6^?) band at $\text{I = 12}\text{h}\text{?}$. The latter bandcrossings are discussed in terms of two-quasiparticle plus rotor calculations.