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Confirmation of the new isotope 178Pb
Hussam BadranCatherine ScholeyKalle AuranenTuomas GrahnPaul GreenleesAndrej HerzanUlrika JakobssonRauno JulinSakari JuutinenJoonas KonkiMatti LeinoMichael MallaburnJanne PakarinenPhilippos PapadakisJari PartanenPauli PeuraPanu RahkilaMikael SandzeliusJan SarénJuha SorriSanna StolzeJuha Uusitalosubject
neutron-deficient isotopesalpha decayHigh Energy Physics::Experimentlyijydescription
The extremely neutron-deficient isotope 178Pb has been produced. The GREAT spectrometer at the focal plane position of the gas-filled separator RITU was used to study the α decay of 178Pb and its α-decay chain through α-α correlations. The α decay was measured to have an energy and half-life of Eα= 7610(30) keV and t1/2 = 0.21+0.21 −0.08 ms, respectively. The half-life is consistent with recent theoretical calculations using the Coulomb and proximity potential model. The α-decay reduced width and hindrance factor for 178Pb were deduced and correspond to an unhindered l = 0 transition. In addition, the mass excess of 178Pb and the α-decay Q value were calculated from the experimental results and compared to theoretical values. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 |