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$gamma$-RAYS FOLLOWING THE /cap beta/-DECAY OF RARE-EARTH /cap alpha/- EMITTERS

Journal Article · · J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem.
The BETA -decay properties of the rare-earth alpha emitters, Dy/sup 150/, Dy/sup 151/, Dy/sup 152/, and Tb/sup 149/, are discussed. By bombardment of stable praseodymium with N/sup 14/ ions at different energies in the Berkeley heavy-ion linear accelerator, the three dysprosium isotopes have been produced. Gamma-spectra have been obtained, and the following gamma rays have been assigned to the decay of the three nuclides; 390 kev (Dy/sup 150/, 145 kev (Dy/ sup 151/) and 255 kev (Dy/sup 152/. Annihilation peaks have been observed to decay with the half lives of the three isotopes, indicating that the nuclides must emit positrons. In addition, the mass assignments of Dy/sup 150/ and Dy/sup 151/, the 8 min and 19 min dysprosium alpha emitters respectively, have been determined with certainty. Tb/sup 149/ has been produced by bombarding stable praseodymium with C/sup 12/ ions. The energies of the gamma rays following the decay of Tb/sup 149/ are
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
NSA Number:
NSA-13-018511
OSTI ID:
4238517
Journal Information:
J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem., Journal Name: J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem. Vol. Vol: 10
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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