The emergence of nuclear collectivity near doubly-magic $^{ 132}$Sn was explored along the stable, even-even $^{ 124-130}$Te isotopes. Preliminary measurements of the $B(E2;4^{ +}_{ 1}\rightarrow2^{ +}_{ 1})$ transition strengths are reported from Coulomb excitation experiments primarily aimed at measuring the $g$ factors of the $4^{ +}_{ 1}$ states. Isotopically enriched Te targets were excited by 198-205 MeV $^{ 58}$Ni beams. A comparison of transition strengths obtained is made to large-scale shell-model calculations with successes and limitations discussed.
Categories: nucl-ex
