American Physical Society, Physical Review C, 5(82), 2010
DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.82.051304
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Isomers in the neutron-rich nucleus 190W have been characterized. A 10- state from the 9/2-[505]⊗11/2+[615] two-neutron configuration with a 240-μs lifetime decays via a K-allowed, 97-keV, M2 transition to an 8+ state with a 160-ns lifetime from the 9/2-[505]⊗7/2-[503] neutron configuration. New states have also been identified in 188W, including a Kπ=8-, 158-ns isomer from the 9/2-[614]⊗7/2+[404] two-proton configuration. The K hindrance is observed to decrease with increasing neutron number, consistent with a trend toward increasing triaxial softness.