Abstract
The previously unreported decay of to levels in has been studied from mass-separated activity produced in the thermal neutron fission of . The half-life was measured to be 3.24±0.19 s, and its decay scheme was constructed based on singles and coincidence measurements. Excited states in at 72.6 () and 236.6 () were established and the ratio of 3.26 is close to the rigid rotor value of 3.33. The implications of the above ratio for the systematics of deformation in this region are discussed. A transition observed at 285.0 keV probably results from the decay of with a half-life of 3.1±0.3 s, but that conclusion is tentative. The most likely for the ground state is 3.
RADIOACTIVITY and [from ]; measured , , , , and coin, Ge(Li) detectors; and deduced levels, , , . Mass separated and activity.
- Received 11 January 1983
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.27.2857
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