Shape transitions in proton-rich Ho and Tm isotopes
- Received Date: 2008-10-22
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2009-01-10
Abstract: Total Routhian Surface (TRS) calculations have been performed for even-even nuclei along proton drip line to study nuclear ground-state deformations, as well as the odd proton nuclei Ho and Tm isotopes. The drip line nuclei show the expected shape transition with the shell effects. Ground-state shape changes from prolate to oblate at 143Ho and 145Tm in these two isotopes, which is due to the γ instability around N=76.