Chirality of nuclear rotation

Authors
Dimitrov, VI Frauendorf, S Donau, F
Citation
Vi. Dimitrov et al., Chirality of nuclear rotation, PHYS REV L, 84(25), 2000, pp. 5732-5735
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
25
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5732 - 5735
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20000619)84:25<5732:CONR>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
It is shown that the rotating mean field of triaxial nuclei can break the c hiral symmetry. Two nearly degenerate Delta I = 1 rotational bands originat e from the left-handed and right-handed solutions.