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B.Ding, C.X.Jia, S.Guo, X.H.Zhou, Y.B.Wu, F.F.Zeng, J.G.Wang, Y.H.Qiang, S.W.Xu, Y.D.Fang, Y.Y.Yang, H.J.Ong, J.B.Ma, K.Wang, F.F.Duan, P.Ma, Z.R.Chen, J.Y.Zhao, Z.W.Li, W.Hua, C.M.Petrache, E.A.Lawrie, R.Wei, H.X.Chen, J.L.Chen, F.Fang, Y.H.Yu, H.Huang, Q.B.Zeng, T.H.Huang, S.Dutt, B.F.Lv, J.H.Li, S.X.Zha, Y.Zheng, W.Q.Zhang, Z.H.Jia, Z.Bai, S.L.Jin, G.Yang, J.H.Li, J.H.Xu, G.S.Li, M.L.Liu, Z.Liu, X.X.Xu, M.Wang, Y.H.Zhang

Isomer Depletion of ^93mMo Triggered by Inelastic Nuclear Scattering Rather than Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture

RADIOACTIVITY ⁹³Mo(IT) [from ⁴He(⁹⁴Zr, X)⁹³Mo, E=16.7 MeV/nucleon]; measured decay products, Eγ, Iγ, TOF. ⁹⁴Zr; deduced γ-ray spectra, isomer depletion probability arises from inelastic nuclear scattering rather than the previously proposed nuclear excitation by electron capture (NEEC) mechanism. Comparison with calculations, available data. The radioactive ion beam line (RIBLL) at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou.

doi: 10.1103/kbf5-6fcl