SEARCH FOR SHAPE COEXISTENCE IN EVEN – EVEN STABLE MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES USING COULOMB EXCITATION METHOD

Coulomb excitation experiments were performed with 96Mo, 98Mo and 100Mo isotopes using both beam and target excitation. As a result, quadrupole deformation parameters were deduced for two lowest-lying (ground and excited) 0+ states. Surprising shape changes of these states were observed.