Abstract
The nuclide has been identified by chemical separation following neutron bombardment of enriched . A half-life of 54±2 sec was observed. - and -scintillation counting with multichannel pulse-height analysis indicate a complex beta spectrum with an end point of 7.1±0.5 MeV for the most energetic component and prominent rays at 1.57 and 2.76 MeV. The effect of on the interpretation of previous data on short-lived bromine fission products is discussed. Rough values for the relative (), (), and () reactions on were determined as 1: 1: 0.05, respectively. The ratio of isomers formed by the () reaction is 3: 1 in favor of the metastable state.
- Received 12 January 1962
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.127.563
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