Accuracy of B(E2; 0+ -> 2+) transition rates from intermediate-energy   Coulomb excitation experiments
  The method of intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation has been widely used to determine absolute B(E2; 0+ -> 2+) quadrupole excitation strengths in exotic nuclei with even numbers of protons and neutrons. Transition rates measured with intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation are compared to their respective adopted values and for the example of 26Mg to the B(E2; 0+ -> 2+) values obtained with a variety of standard methods. Intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation is found to have an accuracy comparable to those of long-established experimental techniques. 
J. M. Cook (1 and 2), T. Glasmacher (1 and 2) and A. Gade (2) ((1)   Michigan State University, (2) National Superconducting...