Very extended shapes in the A--110 region

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Nov 12;87(20):202502. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.202502. Epub 2001 Oct 29.

Abstract

High-angular-momentum states in 108Cd were populated via the (64)Ni((48)Ca,4n) reaction at a beam energy of 207 MeV. Gamma rays were detected using the Gammasphere array. A rotational band has been observed with a dynamic moment of inertia and deduced lower limit of the quadrupole moment suggesting a major-to-minor axis ratio larger than 1.8:1, placing it among the most deformed structures identified in any nucleus, to date.