The figures of Gupta et al. (Nuovo Cimento B, 58, 101 (1980)) regarding the E2 transitions in heavy mass nuclei have been modified. Medium mass nuclei of range 20° < γ < 30°, which reflect the asymmetry of the nuclei, have been included. We have employed the asymmetric rotor model dependent Q0 for the sake of consistency in theoretical predictions instead of its experimental values. It is observed that theoretical values of B(E2) branching ratios viz. 2+′ → 2+/0+, 2+′ → 2+/2+ → 0+, and 2+′ → 0+/2+ → 0+ coincide excellently with experimental ones for the nuclei, which consistently show a low-lying second 2+ state at about the same energy as the first 4+ state. In general, the agreement with experimental values is found to be within a factor of two. On using absolute B(E2: 2+ → 0+) and γ data, the values of B(E2: 2+′ → 0+), B(E2: 2+′ → 2+), and the mean life of 2+′ states have been predicted.
Pathological behavior in the spectral statistics of the asymmetric rotor model
