Signature Inversion in the Rotational Bands of Odd-Odd 178Ir
- Received Date: 1999-12-02
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2000-12-05
Abstract: High-spin states in 178Ir have been produced and studied via the 152Sm(30p,5nγ)178Ir reaction. In-beam γ rays were measured including the excitation functions at 150,155,160,165 and 170 MeV beam energies,K X-γ and γ-γ coincidences at 160 MeV. According to the band structure characteristics and the deduced intra-band B (M1)/B (E2) ratios, two rotational bands are identified for the first time and assigned to be associated with the πh9/2νi13/2 and the πh11/2νi13/2 quasiparticle configurations respectively. Low-spin signature inversion in bob bands has been confirmed hased on the observation of signature crossing at Ic=21h for the πh9/2νi13/2, semidecoupled band and at Ic=16 h for the πh11/2νi13/2 strongly coupled band, respectively. Systematics of the signature inversion has been discussed for the semidecoupled bands in the A=160-180 mass region and some regularities are proposed concerning the crossing spins with variation of mass. The signature splitting in the πh11/2νi13/2 band of 178Ir is smaller than that in the similar band of 176Re; this trend is opposite to the predictions based on the projected shell model.