Properties of the 5{sup -} state at 839 keV in {sup 176}Lu and the s-process branching at A=176
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
- Diakonie-Klinikum Schwaebisch Hall, D-74523 Schwaebisch Hall (Germany)
- Dipartimento di Fisica Generale, Universita di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, I-10125 Torino (Italy)
- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Kernphysik, P. O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
- Institut fuer Strahlenphysik, Universitaet Stuttgart, Allmandring 3, D-70569 Stuttgart (Germany)
- GSI, Planckstrasse 1, D-64291 Darmstadt (Germany)
The s-process branching at mass number A=176 depends on the coupling between the high-K ground state and a low-lying low-K isomer in {sup 176}Lu. This coupling is based on electromagnetic transitions via intermediate states at higher energies. The properties of the lowest experimentally confirmed intermediate state at 839 keV are reviewed, and the transition rate between low-K and high-K states under stellar conditions is calculated on the basis of new experimental data for the 839-keV state. Properties of further candidates for intermediate states are briefly analyzed. It is found that the coupling between the high-K ground state and the low-K isomer in {sup 176}Lu is at least one order of magnitude stronger than previously assumed, leading to crucial consequences for the interpretation of the {sup 176}Lu/{sup 176}Hf pair as an s-process thermometer.
- OSTI ID:
- 21286904
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 79; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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