Study of the N = 77 odd- Z isotones near the proton-drip line

  • M. N. Tantawy
  • , C. R. Bingham
  • , C. Mazzocchi
  • , R. Grzywacz
  • , W. Królas
  • , K. P. Rykaczewski
  • , J. C. Batchelder
  • , C. J. Gross
  • , D. Fong
  • , J. H. Hamilton
  • , D. J. Hartley
  • , J. K. Hwang
  • , Y. Larochelle
  • , A. Piechaczek
  • , A. V. Ramayya
  • , D. Shapira
  • , J. A. Winger
  • , C. H. Yu
  • , E. F. Zganjar

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Abstract

The evolution of the πh 11/2νh 11/2 and πh 11/2νs 1/2 isomeric configurations was studied for the N = 77 isotones near the proton drip line. The decays of metastable levels in 140Eu, 142Tb , and 144Ho were measured by means of X-, gamma- and conversion electron spectroscopy at the Recoil Mass Spectrometer at Oak Ridge. The sequence of isomeric levels in 140Eu was experimentally determined. The half-life of the πh 11/2νh 11/2 state in 142Tb was remeasured to be 25(1) μs. The spins and parities of 5- and 8+ for the πh 11/2νs 1/2 and πh 11/2νh 11/2 142Tb isomers, respectively, were established from measured multipolarities. No evidence for the expected 1+ ground state was found in the 144Ho decay data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-153
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Physical Journal A
Volume25
Issue numberSUPPL. 1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2005

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