Abstract
We report the independent experimental confirmation of an isomeric state in the proton drip-line nucleus P26. The γ-ray energy and half-life determined are 164.4±0.3(sys)±0.2(stat) keV and 104±14 ns, respectively, which are in agreement with the previously reported values. These values are used to set a semiempirical limit on the proton separation energy of P26, with the conclusion that it can be bound or unbound.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 014306 |
| Journal | Physical Review C |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jul 10 2017 |
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the NSCL staff. This work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grants No. PHY-1102511, No. PHY-0822648, No. PHY-1350234, and No. PHY-1404442; the U.S. Department of Energy under Contracts No. DE-FG02-97ER41020 and No. DE-SC0016052; the U.S. National Nuclear Security Agency under Grant No. DE-NA0000979 and No. DE-NA0002132; and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.