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The β-decay of 22Al

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In an experiment performed at the LISE3 facility of GANIL, we studied the decay of 22Al produced by the fragmentation of a 36Ar primary beam. A β-decay half-life of T1/2 = 91.1±0.5ms was measured. The β-delayed one- and two-proton emission as well as β-α and β-delayed γ-decays were measured and allowed us to establish a partial decay scheme for this nucleus. New levels were determined in the daughter nucleus 22Mg. The comparison with model calculations strongly favours a spin-parity of Iπ = 4+ for the ground state of 22Al.

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Achouri, N.L., de Oliveira Santos, F., Lewitowicz, M. et al. The β-decay of 22Al. Eur. Phys. J. A 27, 287–300 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2005-10274-0

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