Onset of Collectivity in Neutron Deficient ${}^{196,198}$Po

L. A. Bernstein, J. A. Cizewski, H. -Q. Jin +30

We have studied via in-beam $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy ${}^{196}$Po and ${}^{198}$Po, which are the first neutron-deficient Po isotopes to exhibit a collective low-lying structure. The ratio…