E2/M1 mixing ratios in 196Pt from the 195Pt(n, γ)196Pt reaction

Angular correlations in 196Pt have been measured using a new two detector correlation system at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The properties of 196Pt can be well described in terms of the 0(6) limit of the IBA‐1 formalism and the empirical determination of mixing ratios offers a further refinement to that comparison. The measured M1 components may provide information concerning the location of the isovector mode in the 0(6) region. In addition, known correlations can provide a test of the new correlation system.