Coulomb Excitation of the 41+ States of 194,196,198Pt

Abstract

Probabilities for the Coulomb excitation of the 4t states of 194,196,198Pt by the backscattering of 4He, 12C and 160 ions are reported. Model-independent values of the matrix elements and (2 t II M(E2) 114t > are extracted. Agreement with previous measurements of these matrix elements is good. Values of {32 and {34 are determined for 194pt and compared with calculations of these quantities.