Measurement of delayed. gamma gamma. coincidences in radiative capture of thermal neutrons by /sup 237/Np

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7228597

Vodennikov, B D; Danilyan, G V; Dronyaev, V P; Karpikhin, I L

An attempt was made to observe the shape isomer /sup 238/Np by detecting the decay of the expected isomer by the ..gamma.. channel in thermal-neutron capture by /sup 237/Np nuclei. An upper limit of the isomer ratio 2 x 10/sup -4/ is obtained for lifetimes in the range 70--200 nsec.

• Research Organization: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, State Commission on Atomic Energy
• OSTI ID: 7228597
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:3; ISSN SJNCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
BARYON REACTIONS
BARYONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CAPTURE
COINCIDENCE SPECTROMETRY
CROSS SECTIONS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DELAYED GAMMA RADIATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
FERMIONS
GAMMA RADIATION
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRONS
HEAVY NUCLEI
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOMERIC TRANSITIONS
ISOTOPES
NEPTUNIUM 237 TARGET
NEPTUNIUM 238
NEPTUNIUM ISOTOPES
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
TARGETS
THERMAL NEUTRONS