Abstract
A resonant inelastic proton scattering experiment was carried out to
investigate the gamma decay of the lowest lying 1(-) state in the N = 82
nucleus Nd-142. A very high sensitivity for the detection of the gamma
rays was achieved by combining the Osiris Cube array with a Euroball
Cluster detector. The observed gamma decay of the dipole excitation is a
direct proof of the dominant two-phonon character of the lowest 1(-)
state in this nucleus. A survey of the branching ratios in the magic
neutron number N=82 region and the energy systematics of candidates for
two phonon 1(-) states in other nuclei in the vicinity of various shell
closures point to a high degree of harmonicity of the (2(+)X3(-))
coupling.
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