[Formula Presented]-decay properties of [Formula Presented]Po and the identification of [Formula Presented]Po
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Abstract
The [Formula Presented]-decay properties of [Formula Presented]Po were investigated through the use of a fragment mass analyzer in conjunction with a double-sided Si strip detector. The isotope was produced via the [Formula Presented] reaction, and its [Formula Presented]-decay energy and [Formula Presented] were measured as 7529(10) keV and [Formula Presented] ms, respectively. The resulting reduced width is nearly identical to that of the [Formula Presented] isotopes. This is believed to result from significant mixing between the ground state [Formula Presented] and the low-lying [Formula Presented] intruder state in the Po parent. The result provides further evidence for shape coexistence in the light Po isotopes. In addition, [Formula Presented] was unambiguously identified, and the [Formula Presented]-decay branch was determined experimentally for the first time. © 1997 The American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
First Page
R2142
Last Page
R2145
Recommended Citation
Batchelder, J., Toth, K., Bingham, C., Brown, L., Conticchio, L., Davids, C., Seweryniak, D., Wauters, J., Wood, J., & Zganjar, E. (1997). [Formula Presented]-decay properties of [Formula Presented]Po and the identification of [Formula Presented]Po. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 55 (5), R2142-R2145. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.55.R2142