TY - JOUR AU - AGATA Collaboration (John, P. R. et al AU - Gadea, A. PY - 2014 DA - 2014// TI - Shape evolution in the neutron-rich osmium isotopes: Prompt gamma-ray spectroscopy of Os-196 T2 - Phys. Rev. C JO - Physical Review C SP - 021301 EP - 6pp VL - 90 IS - 2 PB - Amer Physical Soc AB - The shape transition in the neutron-rich Os isotopes is studied by investigating the neutron-rich Os-196 nucleus through in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy using a two-proton transfer reaction from a Pt-198 target to a Se-82 beam. The beam-like recoils were detected and identified with the large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer PRISMA, and the coincident gamma rays were measured with the advanced gamma tracking array (AGATA) demonstrator. The de-excitation of the low-lying levels of the yrast-band of Os-196 were identified for the first time. The results are compared with state-of-the-art beyond-mean-field calculations, performed for the even-even Os188-198 isotopes. The new results suggest a smooth transition in the Os isotopes from a more axial rotational behavior towards predominately vibrational nuclei through triaxial configurations. An almost perfect gamma-unstable/triaxial rotor yrast band is predicted for Os-196 which is in agreement with the experimentally measured excited states. SN - 0556-2813 UR - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.90.021301 DO - 10.1103/PhysRevC.90.021301 LA - English N1 - WOS:000341105200001 ID - AGATACollaborationJohn+Gadea2014 ER -