98MO    98NB B- DECAY (2.86 S)        1976HE10,1987MA58         20NDS    202004
 98MO  H TYP=FUL$AUT=Jun Chen, Balraj Singh$CIT=NDS 164, 1 (2020)$
 98MO2 H CUT=15-Feb-2020$
 98MO c  1976He10: Sources of {+98}Nb in g.s. were from the |b{+-} decay of
 98MO2c  {+98}Zr produced by fission of {+235}U with thermal neutrons at
 98MO3c  Institut fur Kernchemie. |g rays were detected with Ge(Li) and NaI(Tl)
 98MO4c  detectors and |b particles were detected with a |b-ray proportional
 98MO5c  counter. Measured E|g, I|g, |g|g-coin, E|b, |b|g-coin, E(ce), I(ce),
 98MO6c  T{-1/2}({+98}Nb g.s.). Deduced levels, branching ratios. Same data also
 98MO7c  appear in a thesis by one of the authors(Herzog)
 98MO c  1987Ma58: measured absolute intensities of 734, 787 and 1024
 98MO2c  transitions using a mass-separated sample for A=98 nuclei from
 98MO3c  {+235}U(n,F) reaction. No contamination from A=97 and A=99 nuclides
 98MO4c  was observed. The low temperature for the ion source further isolated
 98MO5c  {+98}Rb only (with <5% direct {+98}Sr). The A=97 nuclides in the sample
 98MO6c  were contributed only by delayed neutron decay (13.4%) of {+98}Rb.
 98MO c  1983VaZQ: {+98}Nb and {+98}Y sources formed in {+232}Th,{+238}U(|a,F),
 98MO2c  E=40 MeV. Measured K-shell and L-shell conversion lines for 735, E0
 98MO3c  transition in {+98}Mo and 853, E0 transition in {+98}Zr.
 98MO c  Other measurements:
 98MO c  1978St02: |b, |b|g
 98MO c  1976KhZT: ce for 735 transition
 98MO c  1971Fo21: ce for 735, E0 transition
 98MO c  1969Hu07: |g, |g|g, |b, |b|g. 5 |g's reported. See also 1967Hu08,
 98MO2c  1967Hu07, 1967Hu11 for ce, ce(t) and T{-1/2}({+98}Nb g.s.)
 98MO c  1960Or02: T{-1/2}({+98}Nb g.s.)
 98MO cB IB$From |g+ce intensity balance at each level.
 98MO cG E,RI$From 1976He10, unless otherwise noted. Relative intensities are
 98MO2cG from {+98}Zr-{+98}Nb equilibrium mixture. The absolute intensities
 98MO3cG of 734 and 787 transitions have been measured by 1987Ma58, 1976He10
 98MO4cG and 1967Hu07 using different methods. In 1987Ma58, data for 735 and
 98MO5cG 787 transitions were normalized to 854 (an E0 transition in {+98}Zr
 98MO6cG from {+98}Y decay) and 743 transition (in {+97}Nb from {+97}Zr and
 98MO7cG {+97}Nb IT decay with I|g(absolute)=94.75% {I30}), respectively.
 98MO8cG 1976He10 normalized intensity of 787|g to 743|g (in {+97}Nb from
 98MO9cG {+97}Zr and {+97}Nb IT decay). The absolute intensity of 735
 98MOAcG transition was determined from Ice(735) and integrated |b spectrum
 98MOBcG for {+98}Nb. 1969Hu07 measured absolute intensities of both
 98MOCcG transitions with |b and |g detectors of calibrated efficiencies.
 98MODcG The results from 1987Ma58 are considered more reliable but differ by
 98MOEcG a factor of |?4 from those by 1976He10 and 1969Hu07. The ratio
 98MOFcG Ice(854,E0 in {+98}Zr from {+98}Y decay)/Ice(735, E0 in {+98}Mo
 98MOGcG from {+98}Nb decay) were also measured by 1983VaZQ in {+232}Th(|a,F)
 98MOHcG and {+238}U(|a,F) reactions, and by 1971Fo21 from fission of
 98MOIcG {+235}U and {+239}Pu
 98MO cG M,MR$From Adopted Gammas
 98MO cL E$From least-squares fit to E|g data
 98MO cL J$From Adopted Levels
 98NB  P 0           1+                2.86 S    6              4591      5
 98NB cP J,T$From {+98}Nb Adopted Levels
 98NB cP QP$From 2017Wa10
 98MO  N 0.13      1  0.13   1   1        1
 98MO cN NR$from I|g(absolute)(787|g)=13 {I1} (1987Ma58). Other measurements
 98MO2cN give I|g(absolute)=3.2 {I5} (1976He10), 4.0 {I20} (1969Hu07).
 98MO3cN See general comment on I|g for details of different measurements
 98MO PN                                                                     3
 98MO  L    0.0      0+
 98MO  B                57   6             4.72   5
 98MOS B EAV=2019.1 24
 98MO cB E$4580 {I120} (1978St02), 4800 {I200} (1976He10)
 98MO  L  734.61   10 0+                 22 NS   1
 98MO cL T$735ce(t) (1967Hu07)
 98MO  B                20   4             4.8    1
 98MOS B EAV=1667.9 24
 98MO  G  734.6    1           E0                                200      35 C
 98MOS G K/T=0.843
 98MO cG E$from level energy difference
 98MO cG M$no corresponding |g ray seen in ce data
 98MO cG TI$from I(|g+ce)(absolute)(735)=26 {I4} determined from
 98MO2cG ce(854 E0 in {+98}Zr)/ce(735 E0 in {+98}Mo)=0.56 {I6} (1983VaZJ) and
 98MO3cG absolute intensity I(|g+ce)=14.4 {I14} of 854 transition in {+98}Zr
 98MO4cG (see {+98}Y |b{+-} decay: 0.548 s). 1987Ma58 deduced a value of 26 {I6}
 98MO5cG using I(|g+ce)(854)=15 {I3}. Other %I(|g+ce) measurements: 5.5 {I11}
 98MO6cG (1976He10), 6 {I2} (1967Hu07)
 98MO cG $ce(854)/ce(735)=0.40 in 1971Fo21 gives absolute I(|g+ce)|?30 (as
 98MO2cG deduced by 1976He10). Others: ce(854)/ce(735)=0.36 {I6}, 0.47 {I5} in
 98MO3cG two different reactions (1983VaZQ) is consistent with that from
 98MO4cG 1987Ma58 and 1971Fo21. See general comment on I|g for details of these
 98MO5cG measurements
 98MO  L  787.29   21 2+
 98MO  B                3.5  7             5.6    1
 98MOS B EAV=1642.7 24
 98MO  G 787.4     3  100      E2                                            C
 98MO cG RI$absolute I|g=13 {I1} (1987Ma58). Others: 3.2 {I5} (1976He10),
 98MO2cG 4.0 {I20} (1969Hu07). See also general comment on I|g
 98MO  L 1432.37   23 2+
 98MO  B                  6.6 9            5.0    1                         C
 98MOS B EAV=1336.1 24
 98MO cB E$3180 {I200} from |b(1432|g) coin (1978St02)
 98MO  G 645.1     3   26    3 E2+M1     +1.69   16    0.0047523             C
 98MO  G  697.4         1.3    (E2)                                            S
 98MO  G 1432.4    3   26    4 E2                                            C
 98MO  L 1758.91   22 2+
 98MO  B                10.3 11            4.56   5                         C
 98MOS B EAV=1181.9 24
 98MO cB E$2760 {I200} (1978St02) from |b(1024|g) coin
 98MO  G 326.7     6   2.4   4 (M1(+E2)) -0.17   22    0.0111 8              C
 98MOS G  KC=0.0097 7$LC=0.00112 10$MC=0.000201 17
 98MOS G  NC=3.05E-5 25$OC=1.71E-6 10
 98MO  G 971.7     3  25     3 M1+E2     -0.97   14                          C
 98MO  G 1024.3    3  47     5 E2                                            C
 98MO cG RI$from I|g(1024|g)/I|g(787|g)=6.1 {I6}/13 {I1} (1987Ma58).
 98MO2cG Other: I|g=50 {I6} (1976He10)
 98MO  G 1758.4    6   5.0   10 [E2]
 98MO  L 2037.5    7    0+
 98MO  B                0.88 17            5.4    1
 98MOS B EAV=1051.2 24
 98MO  G 1250.2    6   6.8   12(E2)                                          C
 98MO  L 2207.0    4   2+
 98MO  B               1.7   3             5.0    1
 98MOS B EAV=972.1 24
 98MO  G 1419.7    3  12.8   20M1+E2     -0.33   11                          C
 98MO  L 2608.3    7 0+
 98MO  B               0.33  14            5.4   2
 98MOS B EAV=786.7 24
 98MO  G 1821.0    6   2.5   10(E2)                                          C
 98MO cG E,RI$from |g|g only (1976He10)