Abstract
Excited states of the extremely neutron-deficient nucleus At197 have been studied in an in-beam experiment using the fusion-evaporation reaction Sn118(Kr82,p2n)At197. γ rays belonging to At197 feeding the Iπ=(9/2-) ground state, as well as γ rays feeding the 311-keV Iπ=(13/2+) isomer, decaying via the emission of γ rays, and the 52-keV Iπ=(1/2+) α-decaying isomer have been identified using the recoil-α-decay tagging technique. Total Routhian surface calculations predict a near-spherical shape for the (9/2-) ground state and oblate shapes with β2 around -0.2 for the (1/2+) and the (13/2+) states. These predictions agree with our experimental findings.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 044328 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 27 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |