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Production of Nuclear Isomers from Stable Nuclides with Bremsstrahlung

Journal Article · · Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.2.399· OSTI ID:4675250
For the application of photoexcitation process to activation analysis, a fundamental experiment was carried out. A number of stable elements were irradiated with bremsstrahlung from a 6-Mev linear electron accelerator. It was confirmed that the following isomers were directly produced from the stable nuclides with photons: Se-77m, Br-79m, Sr-87m, Y-89m, Rh-103m, Ag-107 + Ag-109m, Cd-111m, In-115m, Sn-117m, Ba-137m, Er-167m, Hf-179m, W-183m, Ir-191m, Pt-195m, Au-197m, and Hg-199m. Both In-113m and Ba-135m were not reliable and any isomers of even-even nuclides could not be observed in thls experiment. In order to facilitate the measurement in practical use, especially for the isomers with half- life as short as several seconds, an automatic apparatus was designed and constructed. After a sample to be tested is transferred by an pneumatic conveyer to the irradiating position, the half life and the transition energies can be automatically measured with an appreciable accuracy. Details of the apparatus are described. Half lives of some shortlived isomers in question could be measured with the accuracy of 1--2% by using this apparatus with the overlap counting technique.
Research Organization:
Government Industrial Research Inst., Nagoya, Japan
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-17-034910
OSTI ID:
4675250
Journal Information:
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 2; ISSN 0021-4922
Publisher:
Japan Society of Applied Physics
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English