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First observation of excited states in $^{197}$At: the onset of deformation in neutron-deficient astatine nuclei

O. DorvauxHeikki KettunenPanu RahkilaK. M. SpohrJ. F. C. CocksPasi KuusiniemiY. Le CozR. JulinPeter M. JonesK. HelariuttaD.j. MiddletonH. KankaanpääS. JuutinenM. MuikkuA. SaveliusR. ChapmanM. B. SmithMatti LeinoPaivi Nieminen

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PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics[PHYS.NEXP] Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]Nuclear TheoryHadronchemistry.chemical_element[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]medicine.anatomical_structurechemistryExcited statemedicineNuclear fusionNeutronAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentGround stateAstatineNucleusExcitation

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Excited states in the Z= 85 nucleus 197At have been identified for the first time using the recoil-decay-tagging (RDT) technique. The excitation energy of these states is found to be consistent with the systematics of neutron-deficient astatine nuclei and with theoretical calculations indicating that the nucleus may be deformed in its ground state.

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