E2 transitions and quadrupole moments in the E(5) symmetry

Abstract

E2 transitions and quadrupole moments are studied in the recently proposed E~5! symmetry by using the intrinsic state formalism. It is shown that the values of these magnitudes can be obtained for the different bands to higher order in the boson number N by projecting the intrinsic state on g and b variables. The formalism allows to find easily the dependence of those magnitudes on the structure parameter of the quadrupole operator, x.