Extension of the Variable Moment of Inertia Model Toward Magic Nuclei
Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber, Alfred S. Goldhaber · Physical Review Letters · 1970
Ground-state bands of the quadrupole type are found in even-even nuclei ranging from the most deformed to doubly magic. Their analysis indicates how an "internal stress" which tends to keep the nucleus spherical is overcome as the angular momentum increases.