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Observation of Thermodynamical Properties in the 162Dy, 166Er and 172Yb Nuclei

E. Melby, L. Bergholt, M. Guttormsen, M. Hjorth-Jensen, F. Ingebretsen, S. Messelt, J. Rekstad, A. Schiller, S. Siem, S. W. Ødegård

nucl-exarXiv:nucl-ex/9904012

Abstract

The density of accessible levels in the (3He,αγ) reaction has been extracted for the 162Dy, 166Er and 172Yb nuclei. The nuclear temperature is measured as a function of excitation energy in the region of 0 -- 6 MeV. The temperature curves reveal structures indicating new degrees of freedom. The heat capacity of the nuclear system is discussed within the framework of a canonical ensemble.

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