Abstract
Isotopes of the elements francium to neptunium were produced in multinucleon-transfer reactions of 11.4 MeV/u 238U ions with natW/Ta targets. On-line mass-separated samples were investigated by γ, X and β singles and coincidence measurements. New spectroscopic information was gained on the 231Ac decay. For the first time, β-delayed γ-rays from 232Ra and 232,233,234Ac were observed. Decay schemes for these isotopes are presented, and half-lives of the latter four nuclides were determined to be 250(50) s, 119(5) s, 145(10) s and 44(7) s, respectively. The comparison with theoretical half-life predictions gave remarkable agreement with gross-theory calculations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
Volume | 453 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 12 1986 |
Funding
* Work supported in part by the Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie. o Present address: Institute of Physics, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. b On leave of absence from: Institute of Experimental Physics, Warsaw University, 00-6Si Warsaw, Poland. c Present address: RIFA AB, S-16381 Stockholm, Sweden. d Partially supported by the Polish Ministcry of Scicncc, High Education and Technics, under contract MR.I.5.13.01.
Keywords
- Radioactivity