Polarization Charge of the πh11/2 Orbital from the Yrast Structure of 206Hg

The γ-ray decay of excited states of the two-proton hole nucleus, ²⁰⁶Hg, has been studied using Gammasphere and ²⁰⁸Pb+²³⁸U collisions. The yrast states identified include a 92(8) ns 10⁺ isomer of the (h_11/2^-1)² character. The B(E210⁺→8⁺) transition rate is used to derive the quadrupole polarization charge induced by the h_11/2 proton hole on the ²⁰⁸Pb core.