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Excited states in 217Ra populated in the α decay of 221Th

  • E. Parr*
  • , J. F. Smith
  • , P. T. Greenlees
  • , K. Auranen
  • , R. Chapman
  • , D. M. Cullen
  • , T. Grahn
  • , L. Grocutt
  • , A. Herzáň
  • , R.-D. Herzberg
  • , D. Hodge
  • , U. Jakobsson
  • , R. Julin
  • , S. Juutinen
  • , J. Konki
  • , C. McPeake
  • , D. Mengoni
  • , A. K. Mistry
  • , K. F. Mulholland
  • , G. G. O'Neill
  • J. Pakarinen, P. Papadakis, J. Partanen, P. Peura, P. Rahkila, P. Ruotsalainen, M. Sandzelius, J. Saren, M. Scheck, C. Scholey, M. Siciliano, M. Smolen, J. Sorri, S. Stolze, M. J. Taylor, J. Uusitalo
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    Abstract

    Fine structure in the α decay of 22190Th, populating excited states in 21788Ra, was studied using αγ-coincidence spectroscopy. Two α-decay branches from 221Th have been newly observed, with Eα(keV)[bα(%)]=7951(8)[0.14(3)] and 8247(3)[1.51(12)], together with three previously known branches. Also, two new states in 217Ra were identified at E = 177 and 227 keV. The ground-state configurations of the odd-A, N = 131 transitional isotones above 208Pb are interpreted from their α-decay fine structure systematics and considered in terms of predictions using spherical shell and reflection-asymmetric models.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number054335
    JournalPhysical Review C
    Volume102
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2020

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