PT Journal
AU Dijon, Aea
   Gadea, A
   Huyuk, T
TI Discovery of a new isomeric state in Ni-68: Evidence for a highly deformed proton intruder state
SO Physical Review C
JI Phys. Rev. C
PY 2012
BP 031301
EP 5pp
VL 85
IS 3
DI 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.031301
LA English
AB We report on the observation of a new isomeric state in Ni-68. We suggest that the newly observed state at 168(1) keV above the first 2(+) state is a pi(2p-2h) 0(+) state across the major Z = 28 shell gap. Comparison with theoretical calculations indicates a pure proton intruder configuration and the deduced low-lying structure of this key nucleus suggests a possible shape coexistence scenario involving a highly deformed state.
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