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Competing decay modes of a high-spin isomer in the proton-unbound nucleus 158Ta

  • R.J. Carroll
  • , R.D. Page
  • , D.T. Joss
  • , J. Uusitalo
  • , I.G. Darby
  • , K. Andgren
  • , B. Cederwall
  • , S. Eeckhaudt
  • , T. Grahn
  • , C. Gray-Jones
  • , P.T. Greenlees
  • , B. Hadinia
  • , P.M. Jones
  • , R. Julin
  • , S. Juutinen
  • , M. Leino
  • , A.-P. Leppänen
  • , M. Nyman
  • , D. O'Donnell
  • , J. Pakarinen
  • P. Rahkila, M. Sandzelius, J. Sarén, C. Scholey, D. Seweryniak, J. Simpson

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Abstract

An isomeric state at high spin and excitation energy was recently observed in the proton-unbound nucleus 158Ta. This state was observed to decay by both α and γ decay modes. The large spin change required to decay via γ-ray emission incurs a lifetime long enough for α decay to compete. The α decay has an energy of 8644(11) keV, which is among the highest observed in the region, a partial half-life of 440(70) μs and changes the spin by 11ℏ. In this paper, additional evidence supporting the assignment of this α decay to the high-spin isomer in 158Ta will be presented.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)695-698
Number of pages4
JournalActa Physica Polonica B
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

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