Level scheme study of 92Mo: Searching for evidence of core excitation

Excited states in 92Mo are populated via the 89Y(6Li, 3n)92Mo reaction at the tandem of XTU, INFN-LNL. The level scheme of 92Mo is revised and expanded considerably by the gamma -gamma coincidence measurement. The newly observed level structures are compared with different shell-model calculations performed in various model spaces. The results show that the several high-energy (approximate to 2 MeV) transitions, observed for the first time in the current work, could be a presumable signature of N = 50 core-breaking effect. The measured strengths of E 1 transitions between the low-lying positive and negative bands indicate an important contribution from Z = 28 proton core-excitation.

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Excited states in 92Mo were studied and the level scheme was revised and expanded. The observed high-energy transitions could be a signature of core-breaking effect, and the measured E1 transition strengths indicate the important contribution from proton core-excitation.