Fine structure in the α decay of high-spin isomers in 155Lu and 156Hf

E. Parr, R.D. Page, D.T. Joss, F.A. Ali, K. Auranen, L. Capponi, T. Grahn, P.T. Greenlees, J. Henderson, A. Herzan, U. Jakobsson, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, J. Konki, M. Labiche, M. Leino, P.J.R. Mason, C. McPeake, D. O'Donnell, J. PakarinenP. Papadakis, J. Partanen, P. Peura, P. Rahkila, J.P. Revill, P. Ruotsalainen, M. Sandzelius, J. Saren, C. Scholey, J. Simpson, J.F. Smith, M. Smolen, J. Sorri, S. Stolze, A. Thornthwaite, J. Uusitalo

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    Abstract

    Fine structure in the α decay of high-spin isomers in 155Lu (25/2) and 156Hf (8+) has been studied for the first time using αγ-coincidence analysis. Three new α decays from 155Lu (25/2) and two from 156Hf (8+) have been identified, populating seniority s > 1 states in the = 82 nuclei 151Tm and 152Yb, respectively. The reduced hindrance factors of the α decays support the previous configuration assignments of the populated states. This is the first observation of states with excitation energy greater than 1.5 MeV being populated following α decay in nuclei outside of the 208Pb region.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number024321
    JournalPhysical Review C
    Volume98
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2018

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