The lifetimes of the gamma-ray continuum in
144Gd were measured up to spin
50
via the DSAM technique following the
74Ge(
72Ge, 2
n) reaction at 270 MeV beam energy. The average Doppler Shift of the
E2 bump corresponds mostly to a structure with a deformation (
0.2–0.3), consistent with the triaxial structure predicted to lie close to the yrast line at spins 30–50
in this nucleus.
PACS 21.10.-k - 23.20.-g - 27.70.+q
This work was partially financed (J.G. and P.T.) by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The help of F. Banville in the data analysis was appreciated.