Generalized seniority and E2 transitions in the tin isotopes
Résumé
Recently, a shallow minimum was discovered in B(E2) values in even Sn isotopes around the middle of the neutron major shell. A peak in that region was expected according to calculations using generalized seniority. In a model calculation we show that the observed shape is consistent with generalized seniority. It seems to be due to the order of filling of j-orbits