ADOPTED LEVELS, GAMMAS for 247Cf

Author: C. D. Nesaraja |  Citation: Nucl. Data Sheets 125, 395 (2015) |  Cutoff date: 31-Mar-2014 

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Q(β-)=-2475 keV 25S(n)= 6059 keV 15S(p)= 5150 keV 60Q(α)= 6495 keV 15
Reference: 2012Wa38

References:
  A  251Fm α decay  B  247Es ε decay (4.55 M)

General Comments:

Identification:

1956Ch77: Determined 244Cm(α,n) excitation function 1954Gh12: 247Cf produced by irradiating 238U with 14N ions

at the Berkeley Crocker Laboratory 60 inch cyclotron. It was then followed by chemical separation. Measured half-life≈2.7 h

1954Hu50: He ion bombardment of 244Cm followed by fast chemical Measured x-rays and determined half-life (2.5 h and ≈3 h)

Other experimental work:

1987Ch30: Measured 249Cf(16O,16O 2n) production cross-sections

1987Gr13: Measured 249Cf(136Xe,X) production cross-sections

1987We01: Measured 248Cm(129Xe,X) and 248Cm(132Xe,X) production cross-sections

Theoretical and systematical studies:

2013Zd01: Calculated half-lives for α and cluster decay using a phenomenological model based on Gamow theory

2012Ni16: Calculated α decay T1/2 for transitions from ground-state to favored rotational bands using Multicluster Channel Model.

2012Zh01: Comparison of the low-lying one-quasineutron band for n=149 isotones between the experimental values and calculated values using the cranked shell model (CSM) with pairing correlations

2011Ad15,2010Ad17: One-quasiparticle levels using the microscopic-macroscopic modified TCSM, QPM and the self-consistent SHFB approaches

2011Ha06: Systematic analysis of experimental work in n=149 isotones

2011Zh36: Systematics and calculated partial half life of α decay to members of favored band. Accurate expressions are proposed for the evaluation of partial half-lives of these transitions based on microscopic quantum tunneling theory.

2010Ni02: Systematics and calculations of T1/2 and relative intensities of α decay within the generalized density-dependent cluster model.

2010Ni02: Systematics and calculations of T1/2 and relative intensities of α decay within the generalized density-dependent cluster model.

2006Sh19: Calculated energy levels of ground-state rotational band in n=149 isotones

2005Pa73: Calculated neutron one-quasiparticle states of heaviest nuclei within a macroscopic-microscopic approach.

2002Du16: Calculated partial half-lives for α and cluster decays

1997Mo25: Calculated ground-state binding energy, proton and neutron pairing gaps, neutron and proton separation energies, Q values and partial half-lives for α and β decays

1995Mo29,1980Ho32: Calculated ground-state masses and nuclear ground-state deformations

1993Bu09: Calculated partial α decay half-life, α branching, and nuclear radius using the cluster model predictions

1985Lo17: Calculation of spontaneous fission half-life of ground-state.

1981Mo24: Calculated ground-state electric multipole moments Q2, Q4 and masses

1980Ho32: Calculated fission-barrier heights, deformation and energy at saddle-point were.










E(level)
(keV)
XREFJπ(level) T1/2(level)E(γ)
(keV)
I(γ)M(γ)Final Levels
    0.0AB (7/2+) 3.11 h 3 
% ε = 99.965 5
% α = 0.035 5
     
   55.00 11 A  (9/2+)      55.0 2 
   100
M1+E2
    0.0
(7/2+)
  122.09 11 A  (11/2+)      67.1 2 
  122.1 2 
   100 18 
   100 18 
M1+E2
E2
   55.00
    0.0
(9/2+)
(7/2+)
  201.0 4 A  (13/2+)        
  383.2 3 A  (5/2+)     383.2 3 
   100
M1
    0.0
(7/2+)
  427.2 4 A  (7/2+)      44.0 4 
  372.2 4 
 
 


  383.2
   55.00
(5/2+)
(9/2+)
  480.40 9 A  (9/2-)     358.3 1 
  425.4 1 
  480.4 1 
    33.0 21 
   100 6 
    41.1 21 
E1
E1
E1
  122.09
   55.00
    0.0
(11/2+)
(9/2+)
(7/2+)
  531.99 21 A  (11/2-)      51.4 4 
  331.0 3 
  410.0 3 
  477.0 3 
 
    65 13 
    93 13 
   100 15 




  480.40
  201.0
  122.09
   55.00
(9/2-)
(13/2+)
(11/2+)
(9/2+)
  551.0 10 A  (11/2+)     496 1 
   100

   55.00
(9/2+)
  595 4 A  (13/2-)        
  634 5 A  (13/2+)        
  678.0 6 A  (7/2-)     623.0 8 
  678.0 8 
    27 8 
   100 23 


   55.00
    0.0
(9/2+)
(7/2+)
  738.0 8 A  (9/2-)     616 1 
  683 1 
  ≈100
   ≈80


  122.09
   55.00
(11/2+)
(9/2+)

I(γ): Relative photon intensities normalized to 100 for the strongest γ from each level.

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Band Transitions:

E(level)
(keV)
Jπ(level) T1/2(level)E(γ)I(γ)M(γ)Final Levels
Band 1 - 7/2[624] band. α=6.1.
    0.0 (7/2+) 3.11 h 3 
% ε = 99.965 5
% α = 0.035 5
     
   55.00 11  (9/2+)      55.0 2 
   100
M1+E2
    0.0
(7/2+)
  122.09 11  (11/2+)      67.1 2 
  122.1 2 
   100 18 
   100 18 
M1+E2
E2
   55.00
    0.0
(9/2+)
(7/2+)
  201.0 4  (13/2+)        
E(level)
(keV)
Jπ(level) T1/2(level)E(γ)I(γ)M(γ)Final Levels
Band 2 - 5/2[622] band. α=5.9.
  383.2 3  (5/2+)        
  427.2 4  (7/2+)      44.0 4 
  372.2 4 
 
 


  383.2
   55.00
(5/2+)
(9/2+)
  551.0 10  (11/2+)     496 1 
   100

   55.00
(9/2+)
  634 5  (13/2+)        
E(level)
(keV)
Jπ(level) T1/2(level)E(γ)I(γ)M(γ)Final Levels
Band 3 - 9/2[734] band. α=4.8
  480.40 9  (9/2-)        
  531.99 21  (11/2-)      51.4 4 
  331.0 3 
  410.0 3 
  477.0 3 
 
    65 13 
    93 13 
   100 15 




  480.40
  201.0
  122.09
   55.00
(9/2-)
(13/2+)
(11/2+)
(9/2+)
  595 4  (13/2-)     
E(level)
(keV)
Jπ(level) T1/2(level)E(γ)I(γ)M(γ)Final Levels
Band 4 - 7/2[743] band. α=6.7
  678.0 6  (7/2-)        
  738.0 8  (9/2-)     616 1 
  683 1 
  ≈100
   ≈80


  122.09
   55.00
(11/2+)
(9/2+)

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Additional Gamma Data:















E(level)
(keV)
Jπ(level)T1/2(level)E(γ)
(keV)
MultipolarityMixing
Ratio
Conversion
Coefficient
Additional Data
   55.00 (9/2+)      55.0 2 M1+E20.51 5122α=122 11
  122.09 (11/2+)      67.1 2 M1+E20.45 1050α=50 8
(11/2+)     122.1 2 E2 9.12α=9.12
  383.2 (5/2+)     383.2 3 M1 0.943α=0.943
  480.40 (9/2-)     358.3 1 E1 0.0319α=0.0319
(9/2-)     425.4 1 E1 0.0225α=0.0225
(9/2-)     480.4 1 E1 0.0178α=0.0178

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Additional Level Data and Comments:

E(level)Jπ(level)T1/2(level)Comments
    0.0(7/2+) 3.11 h 3 
% ε = 99.965 5
% α = 0.035 5
Branchings were determined by 1984Ah02 from measured α and Cm K x-ray intensity ratio of 4.7×10-4 5; the K x-ray intensity was taken as 72.3 per 100 ε decays.
E(level): Branchings were determined by 1984Ah02 from measured α and Cm K x-ray intensity ratio of 4.7×10-4 5; the K x-ray intensity was taken as 72.3 per 100 ε decays. 7/2[624] band. α=6.1.
   55.00(9/2+)   E(level): 7/2[624] band. α=6.1.
  122.09(11/2+)   E(level): 7/2[624] band. α=6.1.
  201.0(13/2+)   E(level): 7/2[624] band. α=6.1.
  383.2(5/2+)   E(level): 5/2[622] band. α=5.9.
  427.2(7/2+)   E(level): 5/2[622] band. α=5.9.
  480.40(9/2-)   E(level): 9/2[734] band. α=4.8.
  531.99(11/2-)   E(level): 9/2[734] band. α=4.8.
  551.0(11/2+)   E(level): 5/2[622] band. α=5.9.
  595(13/2-)   E(level): 9/2[734] band. α=4.8.
  634(13/2+)   E(level): 5/2[622] band. α=5.9.
  678.0(7/2-)   E(level): 7/2[743] band. α=6.7.
  738.0(9/2-)   E(level): 7/2[743] band. α=6.7.

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