Spectroscopy at the two-proton drip line: excited states in W-158

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

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Abstract

Excited states have been identified in the heaviest known even-Z N=84 isotone 158W, which lies in a region of one-proton emitters and the two-proton drip line. The observation of γ-ray transitions feeding the ground state establishes the excitation energy of the yrast 6+ state confirming the spin-gap nature of the α-decaying 8+ isomer. The 8+ isomer is also expected to be unbound to two-proton emission but no evidence for this decay mode was observed. An upper limit for the two-proton decay branch has been deduced as b2p ≤ 0.17% at the 90% confidence level. The possibility of observing two-proton emission from multiparticle isomers in nearby nuclides is considered.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)703-707
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume772
Early online date20 Jul 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sept 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Multiparticle excited states
  • Proton radioactivity

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