Shape coexistence in neutron-rich strontium isotopes at N = 60

The structure of neutron-rich 96,98Sr nuclei was investigated by low-energy Coulomb excitation of radioactive beams at the REX-ISOLDE facility, CERN, with the MINIBALL spectrometer. The results support the scenario of a shape transition at N=60, giving rise to the coexistence of a highly deformed prolate and a spherical configuration in 98Sr with low configuration mixing. They are discussed in the context of systematics of quadrupole moments and transition probabilities in the N=60 region.