Abstract
The energies and intensities of the x rays of muonic atoms of and were measured. Analysis of the data was performed using the rotational model of strongly deformed nuclei to include dynamic quadrupole interactions. The distribution of nuclear charge was represented by a modified Fermi distribution which involves three parameters, namely, the intrinsic quadrupole moment , the half-density radius , and the skin thickness . It was found that the allowed ranges of values for , , and were for thorium 9.58-9.83 b, 1.155-1.143 F, and 1.54-1.87 F, and for uranium 11.20-11.41 b, 1.150-1.142 F, and 1.600-1.87 F, respectively. However, if specific values for two of these parameters are chosen, the third is determined with an error smaller than the above ranges: 0.5% for , 0.25% for , and 0.6% for .
- Received 31 July 1968
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.179.1134
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