Confirmation of parity violation in the gamma decay of Hf-180(m)

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This paper reports measurements made using the technique of online nuclear orientation which reexamine the γ decay of isomeric 180Hfm and specifically the 501 keV 8 - 6+ transition. The irregular admixture of E2 to M2/E3 multipolarity in this transition, deduced from the forward-backward asymmetry of its angular distribution, has for decades stood as the prime evidence for parity mixing in nuclear states. The experiment, based on ion implantation of the newly developed mass-separated 180Hfm b...

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Authors: Stone, JR; Goldring, G; Stone, N; Severijns, N; Hass, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: PHYSICAL REVIEW C
• Volume: 76
• Issue: 2
• Publication date: 2007-08-01
• DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.76.025502
• EISSN: 1089-490X
• ISSN: 0556-2813
• Language: English