Abstract
The -ray branching of to the 6.05-MeV first excited state of has been detected by observing the subsequent positron-electron nuclear pair emission from the 6.05-MeV level with a magnetic pair spectrometer. A previously developed spiral baffle system was used in the spectrometer to enhance the sensitivity for detecting the 6.05-MeV pair line relative to the 6.13-MeV pair line, the latter following the principal -ray branch. The branch to the 6.05-MeV state was found to be (1.2±0.4)× per decay. Based on the measured branching ratios, the values for the unique first-forbidden decays to the ground and 6.05-MeV states are calculated to be 9.12±0.04 and 9.98±0.15, respectively. The results are consistent with recent descriptions of the ground and first excited states of .
- Received 14 June 1968
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.175.1275
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