Isomer-to-isomer beta decay of sup 180 Hf sup m and the nucleosynthesis of sup 180 Ta sup m

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.46.1115· OSTI ID:7011878

Kellogg, S E ^[1]; Norman, E B ^[2]

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1. Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)
2. Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States) Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

The direct beta-decay branch linking {sup 180}Hf{sup {ital m}} ({ital t}{sub 1/2}=5.5 h) to {sup 180}Ta{sup {ital m}} has been measured to be {ital f}{sub {beta}}=(0.29{plus minus}0.05{plus minus}0.06)%. The relevance of this decay for the nucleosynthesis of {sup 180}Ta{sup {ital m}} is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 7011878
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States) Vol. 46:3; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BETA DECAY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DATA ANALYSIS
DECAY
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HAFNIUM 180
HAFNIUM ISOTOPES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOMERS
ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEI
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
SYNTHESIS
TANTALUM 180
TANTALUM ISOTOPES