Abstract
A new excited state at 2164 keV has been identified in 72Ni with tentative spin and parity of 4+ based on comparison to shell model calculations. This level is suggested to be populated via the β-decay of an isomeric state in 72Co, and is postulated to be one of the key states that play a role in the disappearance of isomers in Ni. The known low-energy levels in 72,74Ni are compared with results of shell model calculations using the NR78 interaction to follow the seniority of the observed states. In addition, the half-life of the 8+ isomer in 76Ni has been measured as 630(90) ns and the full cascade of transitions from this isomer has been verified experimentally in this work.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 115104 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Keywords
- beta decay
- cobalt
- gamma spectroscopy
- isomer
- nickel