A SEMI-CLASSICAL APPROACH TO SIGNATURE SPLITTING AND SIGNATURE INVERSION IN ODD–ODD NUCLEI
2011 ◽
Vol 20
(06)
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pp. 1455-1463
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Keyword(s):
The signature inversion observed in rotational bands belonging to high-j configurations of odd–odd deformed nuclei has been analyzed within the framework of an axially symmetric rotor plus two-particle model. The Coriolis and n–p interaction are considered the main cause of energy staggering. However, γ-triaxial deformation and the numbers of valence protons, Np, and neutrons, Nn also contribute to the energy staggering between odd- and even-spin states.