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The new neutron-deficient americium isotope 233Am produced via the 233U( 6Li, 6n) reaction has been identified using the JAERI on-line isotope separator (JAERI-ISOL) coupled to a gas-jet transport system. The α-decay of 233Am and its subsequent α-decay chain have been observed in the mass-233 fraction. The half-life and α-particle energy of 233Am have been determined to be 3.2±0.8 min and 6780±17 keV, respectively. From these results and a deduced α-decay branching ratio, the observed α-decay is regarded as a favored transition.

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Received: 5 September 2000 / Accepted: 14 November 2000

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Sakama, M., Tsukada, K., Asai, M. et al. New isotope 233Am. Eur Phys J A 9, 303–305 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500070013

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