Spreading width for decay out of a superdeformed band

H. A. Weidenmüller, P. Von Brentano, B. R. Barrett

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Abstract

The attenuation factor F responsible for the decay out of a superdeformed (SD) band is calculated with the help of a statistical model. This factor is given by F = (1 + Γ/ΓS)−1. Here, ΓS is the width for the collective E2 transition within the superdeformed band, and Γ is the spreading width which describes the mixing between a state in the SD band and the normally deformed (ND) states of equal spin. The attenuation factor F is independent of the statistical E1 decay widths ΓN of the ND states provided that ΓN ≫Γ, ΓS. This condition is generically met. Previously measured values of F are used to determine Γ.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3603-3606
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume81
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 1998

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  • General Physics and Astronomy

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