Z=50 shell gap near $^{100}$Sn from intermediate-energy Coulomb excitations in even-mass $^{106--112}$Sn isotopes

Vaman, C.; Andreoiu, C.; Bazin, D.; Becerril, A.; Brown, A.; Campbell, C. M.; Chester, A.; Cook, J. M.; Dinca, D. C.; Gade, A.; Galaviz, D.; Glasmacher, T.; Hjorth-Jensen, M.; Horoi, M.; Miller, D.; Moeller, V.; Mueller, W. F.; Schiller, A.; Starosta, K.; Stolz, A.; Terry, J. R.; Volya, A.; Zelevinsky, V.; Zwahlen, H.

Z=50 shell gap near $^{100}$Sn from intermediate-energy Coulomb excitations in even-mass $^{106--112}$Sn isotopes

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Rare isotope beams of neutron-deficient $^{106,108,110}$Sn nuclei from the fragmentation of $^{124}$Xe were employed in an intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation experiment yielding $B(E2, 0^+_1 \to 2^+_1)$ transition strengths. The results indicate that these $B(E2,0^+_1 \to 2^+_1)$ values are much larger than predicted by current state-of-the-art shell model calculations. This discrepancy can be explained if protons from within the Z = 50 shell are contributing to the structure of low-energy excited states in this region. Such contributions imply a breaking of the doubly-magic $^{100}$Sn core in the light Sn isotopes.
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