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Search for very long-lived isomers in the hafnium-tungsten region

D. M. CullenZs. PodolyákDaniel WardD. P. McnabbA. SaveliusPhilip M WalkerA. O. MacchiavelliC. WheldonGeorge DracoulisB FairchildP. FallonK. Hauschild

subject

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicschemistryTantalumIsotopes of xenonIsotopes of hafniumchemistry.chemical_elementProduction (computer science)TungstenAtomic physicsHafnium

description

Targets of ${}^{48}\mathrm{Ca}$ have been bombarded with ${}^{134,136}\mathrm{Xe}$ beams as part of a search for long-lived, high-K states in well-deformed nuclei with $A\ensuremath{\approx}180.$ Several known isomers were observed by off-line \ensuremath{\gamma}-ray detection, and limits have been established for high-K isomer production in various isotopes of hafnium $(A=175--178),$ tantalum $(A=177--181),$ and tungsten $(A=177--181).$

https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/cac82761-a126-4e09-bc7b-9a5fd946ce9c