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Charge State Blocking of {ital K}-Shell Internal Conversion in {sup 125}Te

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan, IN2P3-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Bordeaux, 33175 Gradignan (France)
We have studied the atomic charge state dependence of the nuclear lifetime of the 35.5-keV first excited state of {sup 125}Te. For the 47{sup +} and 48{sup +} ions, 300% and 640% increases, respectively, of the half-life were found with respect to the neutral-atom value (1.49 ns). These unusually large effects are due to the energetic blocking of {ital K}-shell internal conversion as the charge state increases past 47{sup +}.
OSTI ID:
116021
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 75; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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