Onset of collectivity in the ground-state band ofCr50

Abstract
Transient field precessions of the first excited states in Cr50 have been measured. The states were excited by the inverse C12 (40Ca, 2p)50Cr reaction and the recoil nuclei traversed a thick gadolinium foil, where they experienced the rotation. The observed precessions, for the 2+,4+,6+,8+ states of the ground-state band, were equal within experimental error indicating these states have g factors similar to that of the 2+ state value of 0.55±0.10 measured previously. This feature is contrary to the predictions of the shell model and suggests a higher collectivity for the ground-state band. Limited results were also obtained for the cross conjugate nucleus Ti46 supporting this conclusion.