Electric Quadrupole Transitions in Odd-Mass Spherical Nuclei

Abstract

The wave functions derived by Kisslinger and Sorensen from the pairing plus quadrupole force model for atomic nuclei are used to compute theoretical $E2$ electromagnetic transition rates between various low-lying states in odd-mass spherical nuclei from Ni to Pb. Comparison is made with experimental data where available. The agreement between theory and experiment is quite good, a large majority of the forty or so cases agreeing within a factor of 2 while the data cover a range of more than a factor of 1000.