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Beta decay of 58Zn has been studied for the first time. A new laser ion-source concept has been used to produce mass-separated sources for beta and gamma spectroscopy. The half-life of 58Zn was determined to be 86(18) ms. Comparisons are made with previous data from charge-exchange reactions. Our Gamow–Teller strength to the 1+ state at 1051 keV excitation in 58Cu agrees well with the value extracted from a recent (3He, t) study. Extensive shell-model calculations are presented.
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Received: 5 June 1998 / Revised version: 24 July 1998
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Jokinen, A., Oinonen, M., Äystö, J. et al. Beta decay of the MT=-1 nucleus 58Zn studied by selective laser ionization . EPJ A 3, 271–276 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500050177
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500050177