The U3 coupling scheme is used as the basis for a survey of the odd nuclei in the sd shell. Energy levels and electromagnetic properties are compared with experiment. In the first half of the shell, A < 28, there is agreement, but in the second half the data suggest something much closer to jj coupling. The need for an effective charge also disappears beyond A = 28.
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Elliott et al. (1968) studied this question.
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