Nuclear Isomers Hg^197m,g, Hg^195m,g and Au^196m,g Formed by Bombardment of Gold with Protons of Energies From 8 to 60 MEV

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · Canadian Journal of Chemistry (Canada)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1139/v63-384· OSTI ID:4650153

Tilbury, R S; Yaffe, L

Gold has been bombarded with protons of energies from 8 to 60 Mev to study excitation functions and isomer yield ratios for the formation of the isomeric pairs Hg^197m,g, Hg^195m,g, and Au^196m,g. For Hg^197m,g and Hg^195m,g, the ratio of the yield of the metastable state to that of the ground state, σ_m/σ_g, was found to increase with increasing proton bombarding energy up to 20 and 35 Mev respectively, whilst that for Au^196m,g showed a maximum at about 40 Mev.

• Research Organization: McGill Univ., Montreal
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-039993
• OSTI ID: 4650153
• Journal Information: Canadian Journal of Chemistry (Canada), Journal Name: Canadian Journal of Chemistry (Canada) Vol. Vol: 41; ISSN CJCHA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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CROSS SECTIONS
ENERGY
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITATION
GOLD 196
ISOMERS
MERCURY 195
MERCURY 197
METASTABLE STATES
MEV RANGE
PHYSICS
PRODUCTION
PROTON BEAMS