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Proton states in /sup 247/Bk excited by /sup 246/Cm(. cap alpha. ,t) reaction and /sup 247/Cf(electron capture) and /sup 251/Es(. cap alpha. ) decays

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., C; (United States)
Proton states in /sup 247/Bk have been investigated by measuring the ..gamma.. rays and conversion electrons associated with the electron capture decay of the 3.11-h /sup 247/Cf, /sup 251/Es ..cap alpha.. spectrum, and triton spectrum produced in the /sup 246/Cm(..cap alpha..,t)/sup 247/Bk reaction. The ..gamma..-ray spectra were measured with a 25-cm/sup 3/ coaxial Ge(Li) diode and the electron spectrum was measured with a cooled Si(Li) spectrometer. Multipolarities of the intense transitions in /sup 247/Bk were deduced and the logft values were derived from measured electron capture intensities. Triton spectra from the /sup 246/Cm(..cap alpha..,t) reaction at bombarding energies of 28.0 and 29.0 MeV were momentum analyzed with an Enge split-pole magnetic spectrograph. Spectroscopic factors were derived from the measured cross sections and were found to be in good agreement with respective values calculated with single-particle wave functions. The /sup 251/Es ..cap alpha.. spectrum was measured with the Argonne double-focussing magnetic spectrometer; five ..cap alpha.. groups were observed. On the basis of the results of the present investigation the following proton orbitals were identified in /sup 247/Bk: 3/2-(521), 0; 7/2+(633), 40.8; 5/2+(642), 334.9; 5/2-(523), 447.8; 1/2+(400), 487; 1/2-(521), 704; I = 9/2,7/2-(514), 904; and I = 13/2,9/2+(624), 1166 keV.
Research Organization:
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
OSTI ID:
5986518
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., C; (United States) Vol. 20:1; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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