Mean lifetimes have been measured for superdeformed bands of Gd-145 with th
e Doppler-shift attenuation method. The extracted quadrupole moments of the
yrast and first excited superdeformed bands are Q(0) = 11.8 +/- 0.8 eb and
Q(0) = 13.2 +/- 1.0 eb, respectively. The configuration assignments based
on the quadrupole moments are pi 6(1)pi[404]9/2 nu[514]9/2 nu 7(0) for the
yrast superdeformed band and pi 6(2)nu[642]5/2 nu 7(0) for the first excite
d superdeformed band between the two known crossings. (C) 2000 Elsevier Sci
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