Lifetime of the 3464-keV level in Ar40

A. R. Poletti, D. C. Radford, J. R. Southon

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Abstract

Direct electronic timing has been used to measure the mean life of the 3464-keV state in Ar40. The state was populated by the Cl37(α, p)Ar40 reaction at 10.6 MeV, and the mean life was determined to be 1.00 ± 0.03 nsec. The measured lifetime in conjunction with other γ-ray angular distributions and previous Ar38(t, p)Ar40 results allows an assignment of Jπ=6+ to the level. The E2 transition strengths of the Ar40 6+→4+, 4+→2+′ and 2+→0+ transitions are compared to those in Ca42 and to a weak-coupling calculation. NUCLEAR REACTIONS Cl37(α, p), E=10.6 MeV. Measured particle-γ time delay. Deduced T12, B(E2), Jπ. Enriched target.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1407-1409
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1975
Externally publishedYes

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