Excited bands in odd-mass rare-earth nuclei

Carlos E. Vargas, GANIL Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds
Jorge G. Hirsch, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Jerry P. Draayer, Louisiana State University

Abstract

Normal parity bands in 157Gd, 163Dy, and 169Tm are studied using the pseudo-SU(3) shell model. Energies and B (E2) transition strengths of states belonging to six low-lying, same-parity rotational bands in each nuclei are considered. The pseudo-SU(3) basis includes states with pseudospin 0 and 1, and 1/2 and 3/2, for even and odd nucleon numbers, respectively. States with pseudospin 1 and 3/2 must be included for a proper description of some excited bands.