Recent applications of relativistic mean field theory for finite nuclei are reviewed. We discuss
the description of ground states of nuclei and their properties like nuclear radii as well as …

The structure of the atomic nucleus has been studied to a large extent by gamma-ray
spectroscopy using germanium (Ge) detectors. Ge detectors were developed in the 1960s …

Abstract Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Charge and matter distribution in nuclei; 3. The semi-
empirical mass formula and nuclear stability; 4. Nuclear fission and the liquid-drop model; 5 …

The structure of superdeformed rotational bands recently discovered around 152Dy is
discussed within the deformed shell model based on an average Woods-Saxon potential …

The first observation of superdeformation in the mass region A≃ 190 is reported. A rotational
band of twelve transitions with an average energy spacing of 37 keV, an average moment of …

The cranked relativistic mean field approach is applied for a systematic investigation of
superdeformed rotational bands observed in the A∼ 140–150 mass region. The present …

This article descibes the first experimental observation of the gamma rays associated with
suprdeformed shapes in/sup 152/Dy, elucidates the current understanding of the various …

The spin of the lowest level observed in the superdeformed band in Dy 152 is determined to
be I 0= 25 rather than the previously assigned I 0= 22. As a result, we have scrI (1)> scrI (2) …

Relative properties of superdeformed bands are exploited in terms of the [effective]
alignment of the valence particles. Observed and calculated quantities are compared …

Secondary minima in the potential-energy surfaces of even-even nuclei are searched for
through nonaxial Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations based on a finite-range, density …