Z(5): critical point symmetry for the prolate to oblate nuclear shape phase transition

摘要

A critical point symmetry for the prolate to oblate shape phase transition is introduced, starting from the Bohr Hamiltonian and approximately separating variables for gamma = 30degrees. Parameter-free (up to overall scale factors) predictions for spectra and B (E2) transition rates are found to be in good agreement with experimental data for (194)pt, which is supposed to be located very close to the prolate to oblate critical point, as well as for its neighbours ((192)pt, (196)pt). (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.