Shape evolution in neutron-rich Rh isotopes; First measurement of negative-parity isomers in
Rh
中性子過剰Rh同位体における形状進化;
Rhにおける負パリティ異性体の初の測定結果
Zhang, J. Z.*; Chen, Z. Q.*; Qu, T.*; Wang, Y. K.*; Li, Z. H.*; Orlandi, R.
; 他62名*
Zhang, J. Z.*; Chen, Z. Q.*; Qu, T.*; Wang, Y. K.*; Li, Z. H.*; Orlandi, R.; 62 of others*
At the RIKEN,
-delayed
-ray spectroscopy studies were conducted on
Rh and
Rh, resulting in the world's first successful identification of a 1/2
isomer in these isotope, extending the energy difference between the 9/2
and 1/2
states up to neutron number
=74. Comparison of the new results with state-of-the-art calculations suggests that triaxial deformation plays a significant role in the evolution of the energy difference, indicating a shape transition from axially symmetric to triaxial deformation within the Rh isotopic series. These findings provide new insights into the structure of neutron-rich nuclei in the atomic number
region, elucidating the interplay between triaxial deformation and shell evolution.