Eur. Phys. J. A (2003) 20: 179-181
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10348-5
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10348-5
Critical-point behaviour of axially deformed nuclei in the octupole degree of freedom
Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Firenze and INFN, Sezione di Firenze, via G. Sansone 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
* e-mail: Piergiorgio.Bizzeti@fi.infn.it
The evolution of the octupole excitation is investigated along the Th isotope chain. The isotope 226Th results to be close to the critical point (square-well potential in the octupole amplitude 
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© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag, 2003
