Band termination in the N=Z Odd-Odd Nucleus 46V
S. M. Lenzi, D. R. Napoli, C. A. Ur, D. Bazzacco, F. Brandolini, J. A. Cameron, E. Caurier, G. de Angelis, M. De Poli, E. Farnea, A. Gadea, S. Hankonen, S. Lunardi, G. Martinez-Pinedo, Zs. Podolyak, A. Poves, C. Rossi Alvarez, J. Sanchez-Solano, H. Somacal
Abstract
High spin states in the odd-odd N=Z nucleus 46V have been identified. At low spin, the T=1 isobaric analogue states of 46Ti are established up to I = 6+. Other high spin states, including the band terminating state, are tentatively assigned to the same T=1 band. The T=0 band built on the low-lying 3+ isomer is observed up to the 1f7/2-shell termination at I=15. Both signatures of a negative parity T=0 band are observed up to the terminating states at I = 16- and I = 17-, respectively. The structure of this band is interpreted as a particle-hole excitation from the 1d3/2 shell. Spherical shell model calculations are found to be in excellent agreement with the experimental results.