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Title: Experimental study of isomeric intruder 1 2 + states in At 197 , 203

Journal Article · · Physical Review C
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  1. Univ. of Jyvaskyla (Finland); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Jyvaskyla (Finland)
  3. Univ. of Jyvaskyla (Finland); Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  4. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden); Univ. of Helsinki (Finland)
  5. The Univ. of Manchester, Manchester (United Kingdom)

A newly observed isomeric intruder ½+ state [T½=3.5(6)ms] is identified in 203At using a gas-filled recoil separator and fusion-evaporation reactions. The isomer is depopulated through a cascade of E3 and mixed M1/E2 transitions to the 9/2 ground state, and it is suggested to originate from the π(s½)–1 configuration. In addition, the structures above the ½+ state in 203At and 197At are studied using in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy, recoil-decay tagging, and recoil-isomer decay tagging methods. As a result, the ½+ state is fed from 3/2+ and 5/2+ states, and the origin of these states are discussed.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
European Commission, Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS), Seventh Framework Programme (FP7); Academy of Finland, Centre of Excellence; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1368565
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1351042
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Vol. 95, Issue 4; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 6 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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