Half-life estimation of the first excited state of {sup 229}Th by using {alpha}-particle spectrometry
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195 (Japan)
- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Base Science, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
- Institute for Material Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577 (Japan)
- International Research Center for Nuclear Materials Science, Tohoku University, Oarai-machi, Ibaraki 311-1313 (Japan)
- Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Osaka 590-0494 (Japan)
- Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826 (Japan)
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192 (Japan)
To search for a direct-decay signal from the isomer {sup 229}Th{sup m}, {alpha}-particle spectra of {sup 229}Th{sup m,g} produced from 93 mg of {sup 233}U have been measured by using a rapid and high-resolution {alpha}-particle spectrometry, which can distinguish {alpha} lines of {sup 229}Th{sup m} from those of its ground state. Although {alpha} events were not obtained in the expected energy region for {sup 229}Th{sup m} with the exception of those derived from {sup 229}Th{sup g}, we can estimate that the half-life of {sup 229}Th{sup m} is shorter than 2 h at 3{sigma} confidence level under the chemical condition of chloride or hydroxide.
- OSTI ID:
- 21293826
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 80, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.034315; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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