Improved measurement of the $0_2^+\rightarrow0_1^+$ E0 transition strength for $^{72}$Se using the SPICE spectrometer

TL;DR

This paper reports a precise measurement of the E0 transition strength in $^{72}$Se, providing insights into shape coexistence phenomena in this nucleus using advanced spectroscopic techniques.

Contribution

The study introduces new measurements of the $0_2^+$ state's lifetime and branching ratio in $^{72}$Se, and performs state mixing calculations to interpret shape coexistence effects.

Findings

Measured $ ho^2(E0)$ value as 29(3) milliunits.

Highlighted the significance of shape coexistence in $^{72}$Se.

Performed state mixing calculations emphasizing shape effects.

Abstract

The selenium isotopes lie at the heart of a tumultuous region of the nuclear chart where shape coexistence effects grapple with neutron-proton pairing correlations, triaxiality, and the impending proton dripline. In this work a study of $^{72}$Se by internal conversion electron and $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy was undertaken with the SPICE and TIGRESS arrays. New measurements of the branching ratio and lifetime of the $0_2^+$ state were performed yielding a determination of $\rho^2(E0;0_2^+{\rightarrow}0_1^+)=29(3)$ milliunits. two state mixing calculations were performed that highlighted the importance of interpretation of such $E0$ strength values in the context of shape-coexistence.