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C. E. SvenssonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1C. BaktashPhysics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6371G. C. BallAtomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0J. A. CameronDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1M. DevlinChemistry Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130J. EberthInstitut f r Kernphysik, Universitt zu Kln, D-50937 Kln, GermanyStéphane FlibotteDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1A. Galindo-UribarriAtomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0D. S. HaslipDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1V. P. JanzenAtomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0D. R. LaFosseChemistry Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130I. Y. LeeNuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720A. O. MacchiavelliNuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720R. W. MacLeodNuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720J. M. NieminenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1S. D. PaulPhysics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6371D. C. RadfordAtomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0L. L. RiedingerDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996D. RudolphSektion Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen, D-85748 Garching, GermanyD. G. SarantitesChemistry Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130H.G. ThomasInstitut f r Kernphysik, Universitt zu Kln, D-50937 Kln, GermanyJ. C. WaddingtonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1D. WardAtomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0W. WeintraubDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996J. N. WilsonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1A. V. AfanasjevI. RagnarssonDepartment of Mathematical Physics, Lund Institute of Technology, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
1998lv
ABI
Abstract
Two sets of strongly coupled rotational bands have been identified in ${}^{62}\mathrm{Zn}$. These bands have been observed up to the terminating states of their respective configurations. Lifetime measurements indicate that the transition quadrupole moments in these bands decrease as termination is approached. These results establish the first terminating states of rotational bands in the $A\ensuremath{\sim}60$ mass region and confirm the predicted loss of collectivity associated with smooth band termination.
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