Nuclear structure of <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Am</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>244</mn></mrow><mrow></mrow><mrow></mrow></mmultiscripts></mrow></math></span> investigated with the (<span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">n</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>γ</mi></math></span>) reaction

T. von Egidy; R. W. Hoff; R. W. Lougheed; D. H. White; H. G. Börner; K. Schreckenbach; D. D. Warner; G. Barreau; P. Hungerford

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.29.1243

Nuclear structure of ${}^{244}{Am}$ investigated with the ( $n, γ$ ) reaction

T. von Egidy, R. W. Hoff, R. W. Lougheed, D. H. White, H. G. Börner, K. Schreckenbach, D. D. Warner, G. Barreau, and P. Hungerford

Phys. Rev. C 29, 1243 – Published 1 April 1984

Abstract

Secondary gamma rays and conversion electrons following the ${}^{243}{Am} (n, γ) {}^{244}{Am}$ reaction have been studied with crystal spectrometers and an electron spectrometer, respectively. Primary gamma rays following thermal neutron capture in ${}^{243}{Am}$ have also been measured. A level scheme of ${}^{244}{Am}$ has been constructed containing 67 excited levels. The levels are interpreted in terms of coupled proton and neutron Nilsson configurations. The results are found to be in good agreement with a semiempirical model with which excitation energies in odd-odd nuclei are calculated from those in adjacent nuclei.

Received 10 November 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.29.1243

Authors & Affiliations

T. von Egidy

Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 8046 Garching, Federal Republic of Germany
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550

R. W. Hoff, R. W. Lougheed, and D. H. White^*