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High-K isomerism in rotational nuclei

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Published 18 December 2015 © 2016 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
, , Citation P M Walker and F R Xu 2016 Phys. Scr. 91 013010 DOI 10.1088/0031-8949/91/1/013010

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Abstract

High-K isomers are excited metastable excitations that are found amongst the rotational states of deformed atomic nuclei. They exemplify the coexistence of single-particle and collective degrees of freedom. We review their properties and their theoretical description based on extensions of the Nilsson–Strutinsky approach. Emphasis is given to the limits of K-isomer existence, exotic shapes, fission, K-isomer collective rotations, and the possibilities for isomer manipulation.

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