Identification of Newβ-Delayed γ Rays and a Low-Spin Isomer in^176Ir

The β＋/EC decay of doubly odd nucleus ^176Ir has been studied via the ^146Nd（^35Cl, 5n7） heavy ion fusion evaporation reaction at 210MeV bombarding energy. With the aid of a helium-jet recoil fast tape transport system, the reaction products were transported to a low-background location for measurement. Based on the data analysis, the previously known γ rays from the decay of ^176Ir are proven. Moreover, three new excited levels and ten new γ rays are assigned to ^176Os. The time spectra of typical γ rays clearly indicate a long-lived low-spin isomer in ^176Ir.     

208Hg β衰变新γ射线的初步观察

利用８．４ＭｅＶ／ｕ的１８Ｏ束轰击天然铅靶，分离出汞元素产物，并以此研究２０８Ｈｇβ衰变的新γ射线．除已报道的γ射线以外，观察到对应于２０８Ｔｌ已知能级间跃迁的９条新γ射线.The Hg products produced in the bombardment of natural lead targets by 18 O beam of 8.4 MeV/u were separated by means of an off line gas thermochromategraphic device. The coincident gamma spectra and time successive single γ ray spectra were measured. Except the already known γ rays, nine new γ rays assigned to the transitions between the known levels of 208 Tl were observed.     

145Er的β延发质子衰变性质研究

通过92Mo(58Ni, 2p3n)熔合蒸发反应生成了非常缺中子核145Er。利用氦喷嘴带传输系统把研究目标核传输到低本底测量站, 进行了质子 γ符合测量, 得到了不受同量异位素干扰的145Er的β延发质子谱。经过仔细分析与延发质子符合的γ谱, 发现了145Er的11/2-同核异能态具有β延发质子衰变性质。经拟合退激144Dy不同激发态γ跃迁的衰变曲线, 得出145Er的1/2+基态和11/2-同核异能态的半衰期分别为(1.6±0.6)和(0.6±0.1) s。最后, 简单介绍了中重质量区缺中子新核素的合成及衰变研究计划。The neutron deficient isotope 145Er was produced via the fusion evaporation reaction 92Mo(58Ni, 2p3n). The reaction products were transported to a low background counting area using a He jet tape transport system, and proton γ coincidence measurements were carried out. Based on the analysis of γ transitions in coincidence with β delayed protons, the β delayed proton decay of an νh11/2 isomer in 145Er was proposed. By fitting the decay curves of the γ transitions depopulating the low lying states in 144Dy, the half lives of the ground state and the νh11/2 isomeric state in 145Er were deduced to be (1.6±0.6) and (0.6±0.1) s, respectively. An experimental plan to synthesize new β delayed proton precursors in the medium heavy mass region has been presented.     

Gamma decay of the lowly excited states of 189Re

189W activities were produced via the 192Os(n, α) reaction using irradiation of isotopically enriched 192Os metallic powder of ～100 mg/cm2 with 14 MeV neutrons. The X-γ and γ-γ coincidence measurements were made so as to obtain γ rays from 189W decay and its coincidence relations. A new simple decay scheme of 189W including three γ rays of 210.2, 229.6 and 260.2 keV is proposed. Two new levels of 189Re at 470.4 and 489.8 keV are assigned.     

β-delayed neutron decay of 21N

The β-delayed neutron and γ spectra of neutron-rich nucleus ²¹N using β-γ and β-n coincidence measurements were presented in this paper. Thirteen new neutron groups ranging from 0.28 MeV to 4.98 MeV and with a total branching ratio 88.7±4.2% were observed. One γ transition among the excited states of ²¹O, and four γ transitions among the excited states of ²⁰O were identified in the β decay chain of ²¹N. The ungated half-life of 83.8±2.1 ms was also determined for ²¹N.     

New levels and transitions in ^72Ge following thedecay of ^72Ga

The decay of ^72Ga has been investigated by means of γ-ray spectroscopy. The 72Ga nuclei were produced through the ^71Ga(n, γ)^72Ga reaction. The Compton-suppressed spectrometer and high-purity Ge detectors have been used singly and in coincidence, separately, to study γ-rays in the β-decay of ^72Ga to ^72Ge. Ninety-three events of γ-rays were reported, of which 7 were observed for the first time. A decay scheme of ^72Ga including 4 new levels is proposed which accommodates 87 of these transitions. Spins and parities for new levels are proposed from calculated logft values, modes on the observed decay, and some nuclear reaction experimental results.     

The β Decay of 21N

The β-delayed neutron and γ energy spectra taken from the decay of neutron-rich nucleus ²¹N were measured by using the β-γ and β-n coincidence detection method. Thirteen new neutron groups ranging from 0.28MeV to 4.98MeV and with a total branching ratio of 88.7±4.2% were observed andpresented. One γ transition with an energy of 1222keV emitted from the excited state of ²¹O, and four γ transitions with energies of 1674, 2397, 2780, and 3175keV emitted from the excited states of ²⁰O were identified in the β decay chain of ²¹N. The β decay half-life for ²¹N is determined to be 82.9±1.9ms. The uncertainty of half-life is much smaller than the previous result.     

缺中子176Ir核β+/EC衰变研究

在210MeV的束流能量下, 利用重离子熔合蒸发反应¹⁴⁶Nd(³⁵Cl, 5nγ)¹⁷⁶Ir产生具有β⁺/EC衰变性质的核素¹⁷⁶Ir,由氦喷嘴快速带传输系统将反应产物传送到低本底区进行测量. 经过实验数据的离线处理分析,对早先发表的¹⁷⁶Ir衰变γ跃迁进行确认的同时又发现了3个新能级和10条新的γ射线, 丰富了¹⁷⁶Os核的低位激发态能级纲图. 并根据典型γ射线的衰变时间谱建议了¹⁷⁶Ir核的一个长寿命的低自旋同核异能态.     

High-Spin States in Odd-Odd ^140Pr Nucleus

High-spin level structure of doubly odd nucleus ^140Pr has been investigated via the ^130Te(^14N,4n)^140Pr reaction at beam energies from 55 to 65 MeV. Measurements of γ-ray excitation functions, γ-ray singles and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with twelve BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. The level scheme of ^140Pr, including 27 new levels and 42 new γ rays, has been established for the first time. The level structure is compared with those in the neighbouring odd-odd nuclei, and interpreted qualitatively.     

Gamma decay of the lowly excited states of 189Re

¹⁸⁹W activities were produced via the ¹⁹²Os(n, α) reaction using irradiation of isotopically enriched ¹⁹²Os metallic powder of ~100 mg/cm² with 14 MeV neutrons. The X-γ and γ-γ coincidence measurements were made so as to obtain γ rays from ¹⁸⁹W decay and its coincidence relations. A new simple decay scheme of ¹⁸⁹W including three γ rays of 210.2, 229.6 and 260.2 keV is proposed. Two new levels of ¹⁸⁹Re at 470.4 and 489.8 keV are assigned.     

Excited states in195Pt from the decay of 2.3h195Irg, 3.7h195Ir m and 183d195Au

The decay of two previously reported isomers in¹⁹⁵Ir has been investigated with Ge(Li) and Si(Li) detectors by observing β and γ rays as well as conversion electrons in single and coincidence measurements. To about 30 of the 85 observed transitions a multipolarity was assigned. The energies of the gamma rays from¹⁹⁵Au were also determined accurately. The decay scheme of¹⁹⁵Ir shows 13 new levels in¹⁹⁵Pt between 389 and 931 keV. Probable spin and parity assignments could be made to most levels. The results are compared with those of a recent Coulomb excitation study, reaction work and theoretical calculations.     

Low-spin states in <Superscript>182</Superscript>Os and K<Superscript>π</Superscript> = 0<Superscript>+</Superscript>, 2<Superscript>+</Superscript> excited bands

Excited states in ¹⁸²Os were populated by the β⁺/EC decay of ¹⁸²Ir following mass separation. Gamma-ray and conversion electron spectroscopy techniques were employed. Monopole (E0) contributions were determined in transitions populating the ground-state band. A systematic study of the low-spin structures in the Os isotopes is presented and a detailed analysis in the framework of a microscopic configuration mixing approach is performed.     

Studies on the low-lying levels in192Pt and192Os populated in192Ir decay

Low-lying levels in¹⁹²Os and¹⁹²Pt are reinvestigated through¹⁹²Ir (73.831d) decay with improved system performance and counting statistics. Experiments show that gamma rays reported in literature with energies 1413, 1237, 1147, 911, 773, 629, 362 and 325 keV are not from the decay of¹⁹²Ir and gamma rays reported with energies 1200, 1056, 920, 904, 784 and 624 keV are resulted from sum-up or pile-up effects of low energy intensive gamma rays. New gamma-gamma coincidence relations are obtained with 105 cm³–110 cm³ germanium detector system. A level at 1384 keV is established in the decay scheme and four newly proposed levels at 1118.31 keV in¹⁹²Os and 1146.95, 1237.35 and 1413.76 keV in¹⁹²Pt are excluded from the decay scheme. Predictions of Interacting Boson Model on level energies andE2 absolute reduced transition probabilities are compared with experimental results.     

Decay of 95Ru

1.65h ⁹⁵Ru was produced and studied by y ray spectroscopy of ⁹²Mo(a, n)reaction, 34 of the 130 obversed y rays following ⁹⁵Ru decay are new. According to coincidence relations, 29 new γ rays were flited into level scheme, the placement of 7 γ rays in level scheme were confirmed, 3 new levels were assigned, a modified and expanded decay scheme was proposed.     

214Po: A γ-γ and γγ(θ) Coincidence study

Extensive γ-γ coincidence measurements have been made on γ rays accompanying theβ ^? decay of²¹⁴Bi using a conventional GeGe coincidence spectrometer. A total of 33 new γ transitions among levels of²¹⁴Po have been established. Twenty-three previously reported but unplaced transitions have now been assigned in the level scheme. In addition to confirming 56 previously proposed levels, four new levels are established at 1015.05, 1712.98, 3003.5 and 3160.5 keV. Directional correlation measurements have been made on six weak cascades which have the first excited state in common. Mixing ratios have been deduced for the transitions concerned.     

Levels of 190Os populated in the decays of 3.3 h 190mRe and 12 d 190Ir and in the 189Os(d,p)190Os reaction

The level structure of ¹⁹⁰Os has been investigated by the techniques of radioactive decay and neutron transfer reaction spectroscopy. The existence of 3.3 h ^190mRe has been confirmed; it decays ≈ 49% by isomeric transitions and ≈ 51% by β^? decay to levels in ¹⁹⁰Os with spins $\text{\$}\text{?}\text{= 5}$. In a re-investigation of the 12 d ¹⁹⁰Ir decay, a virtually complete decay scheme has been established and discrepancies between the I^π values assigned to several ¹⁹⁰Os levels by earlier workers have been resolved. The reaction ¹⁸⁹Os(d, p)¹⁹⁰Os has been studied and information about the locations of two-quasiparticle states involving the $\text{3}\text{2}\text{[512]ν}$ orbital and about the microscopic compositions of collective excitations has been derived. Various aspects of the ¹⁹⁰Os level structure are discussed in the light of the combined radioactivity and transfer reaction results.     

Structure of low-spin states in the doubly-odd 182Ir nucleus

Low-spin states of ¹⁸²Ir were populated through the β⁺ /EC decay of ¹⁸²Pt . Two strong E2 transitions were observed for the first time: a 25.7keV transition in ¹⁸²Ir and a 34.0keV transition in Re of probable mass A = 178 . Spin and parity, I ^π = 3⁺ , are firmly assigned to the ¹⁸²Ir ground state (g.s.). For the excited states, the parity is established and the spin determined or restricted. These assignments support most of the interpretations of the level structure previously suggested. The systematics for the known 5⁺ → 3⁺ transitions in π h _9/2 ⊗ ν 1/2^-[521] bands is presented. Using a semi-microscopic two-quasiparticle axial-rotor coupling model, particle configurations have been attributed or suggested for most of the coupled states lying at low energy in ¹⁸²Ir .     

Precise measurement of the energy of γ rays excited in <Superscript>191</Superscript>Pt decay

The energy differences for 19 pairs of γ rays are measured with a γ spectrometer. The first γ transition in each pair is excited in decay of ¹⁹¹Pt, and the second transition, accompanying the decay of ¹⁸²Ta or ¹⁹²Tr is a third-order nuclear spectroscopic normal. The energies of nine ¹⁹¹Ir levels and 36 γ-ray photons accompanying decay of ¹⁹¹Pt, were determined with high accuracy on the basis of these data.