Variation with mass of $\boldmath{B(E3; 0_1^+ \to 3_1^-)}$ transition rates in $A=124-134$ even-mass xenon nuclei

W. F. Mueller, M. P. Carpenter, J. A. Church +15

$B(E3;0_1^{+}\to 3_1^{-})$ transition matrix elements have been measured for even-mass ${}^{124-134}$Xe nuclei using sub-barrier Coulomb excitation in inverse kinematics. The trends in…