Observation of Superdeformation inDy152

Abstract
High-resolution, low-background, two-dimensional γ-ray energy correlations E(γ1) vs E(γ2) have been measured at high spin in Dy152 with the spectrometer TESSA2. Ridges characteristic of rotational behavior are observed for γ-ray energies 0.8<~E(γ)<~1.35 MeV. The separation of the ridges gives a dynamical moment of inertai Iband(2)=(85±2)2 MeV1 indicating a quadrupole deformation of ε0.51 for a rigid body assuming γ=0.