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J.-L. Salicio; S. Drissi; M. Gasser; J. Kern; H. G. Börner; G. G. Colvin; K. Schreckenbach; R. W. Hoff; R. W. Lougheed

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.37.2371

Level structure of the doubly-odd ${}^{242}{Am}$ nucleus

J.-L. Salicio, S. Drissi, M. Gasser, J. Kern, H. G. Börner, G. G. Colvin, K. Schreckenbach, R. W. Hoff, and R. W. Lougheed

Phys. Rev. C 37, 2371 – Published 1 June 1988

Abstract

The level structure of the doubly-odd ${}^{242}{Am}$ nucleus was investigated by means of thermal-neutron-capture gamma-ray and conversion electron spectroscopy. Pair, curved-crystal, and β spectrometers were used. The data from these measurements, combined with previous direct reaction results, permit us to establish a detailed level scheme including six new well-developed bands. Our experimental results are interpreted in the framework of the Nilsson model. Precise Gallagher-Moszkowski splittings and Newby odd-even shifts extracted from the data are compared with theoretical calculations.