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Nuclei can be studied from their ground states (∼0 ħ) up to angular momenta of order 100 ħ, where they are literally pulled apart by centrifugal effects. This range of angular momenta can be viewed as resulting from ‘cranking’ the nucleus around a ‘rotation’ axis, where the critical variable is the cranking velocity. The calculated response of nuclei to such an imposed angular velocity corresponds well with recent observations, and includes a rich and varied interplay of collective and single-particle phenomena.
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Diamond, R., Stephens, F. Angular velocity: a new dimension in nuclei. Nature 310, 457–463 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/310457a0
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