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Magnetic moment of {sup 104}Ag{sup m} and the hyperfine magnetic field of Ag in Fe using nuclear magnetic resonance on oriented nuclei

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Instituut voor Kern-en Stralingsfysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven (Belgium)
  2. Helmholtz-Institut fuer Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universitaet Bonn, D-53115 Bonn (Germany)
  3. Nuclear Physics Institute, ASCR, CZ-250 68 Rez (Czech Republic)
  4. Institut Laue Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR/ON) measurements with beta- and gamma-ray detection have been performed on oriented {sup 104}Ag{sup g,m} nuclei with the NICOLE {sup 3}He-{sup 4}He dilution refrigerator setup at ISOLDE/CERN. For {sup 104}Ag{sup g} (I{sup p}i=5{sup +}) the gamma-NMR/ON resonance signal was found at nu=266.70(5) MHz. Combining this result with the known magnetic moment for this isotope, the magnetic hyperfine field of Ag impurities in an Fe host at low temperature (<1 K) is found to be |B{sub hf}(AgFe)|=44.709(35) T. A detailed analysis of other relevant data available in the literature yields three more values for this hyperfine field. Averaging all four values yields a new and precise value for the hyperfine field of Ag in Fe; that is, |B{sub hf}(AgFe)|=44.692(30) T. For {sup 104}Ag{sup m} (I{sup p}i=2{sup +}), the anisotropy of the beta particles provided the NMR/ON resonance signal at nu=627.7(4) MHz. Using the new value for the hyperfine field of Ag in Fe, this frequency corresponds to the magnetic moment mu({sup 104m}Ag)=+3.691(3) mu{sub N}, which is significantly more precise than previous results. The magnetic moments of the even-A {sup 102-110}Ag isotopes are discussed in view of the competition between the (pig{sub 9/2}){sub 7/2}{sup +-3}(nud{sub 5/2}nug{sub 7/2}){sub 5/2}{sup +} and the (pig{sub 9/2}){sub 9/2}{sup +-3}(nud{sub 5/2}nug{sub 7/2}){sub 5/2}{sup +} configurations. The magnetic moments of the ground and isomeric states of {sup 104}Ag can be explained by an almost complete mixing of these two configurations.
OSTI ID:
21389031
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 81; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English