Stability of chiral geometry in the odd-odd Rh isotopes: spectroscopy of $^{106}$Rh
Abstract
136 P. Joshi et al. / Physics Letters B 595 (2004) 135–142
Abstract
The nucleus 106Rh was populated using the reaction 96Zr(13C, p2n) at a beam energy of 51 MeV. γ -ray transitions were
identified using the EUROBALL-IV γ -ray spectrometer and the DIAMANT charged particle array. The yrast band, which is
based upon a πg−19/2 ⊗ νh11/2 configuration, has been extended to I π = (22−). A new I = 1 band has been identified which
resides ∼ 300 keV above the yrast band. Core–quasiparticle coupling model calculations show reasonably good agreement with
the data. The properties of the two pairs of strongly coupled bands are consistent with a chiral interpretation for these states.
2004 Elsevier B.V