β-delayed proton decay of the proton drip-line nucleus 142Ho in the rare-earth region

New β-delayed proton precursor 142Ho was produced via heavy ion induced reaction 106Cd(40Ca, p3n), and identified for the first time by using a He-jet fast tape transport system in combination with "p-γ" coincidence measurements. The β-delayed proton decay of 142Ho was observed and its half life was determined to be (0.4±0.1) s. By fitting the experimental relative branching ratios to final states in the proton daughter nucleus 141Tb and the energy spectrum of β-delayed protons with a statistical model calculation, the ground-state spin of 142Ho was assigned as 5, 6 or 7. Nuclear energy-potential-surface (EPS) calculations were performed using the Woods-Saxon Strutinsky method. The calculated results favored the assignments of 7- to 142Ho. AS the by-products, some γ-transitions in the proton daughter nuclei following the β-delayed proton decays of precursors 139Gd, 140Tb, 142Tb, and 143Dy were reported here for the first time.     

稀土区质子滴线核142Ho的β 缓发质子衰变

通过重离子引起的核反应¹⁰⁶Cd (⁴⁰Ca, p3n)合成了新的β 缓发质子先驱核¹⁴²Ho, 并且配合氦喷嘴快速带传输系统用“p-γ”符合方法对它进行了首次鉴别. 观测了¹⁴²Ho的β 缓发质子衰变, 测定其半衰期为(0.4±0.1) s. 利用统计模型拟合实验估计的对质子女儿核¹⁴¹Tb中末态的相对分支比和缓发质子能谱, ¹⁴²Ho的基态自旋被指认为5, 6或7. 用Woods-Xason Strutinsky方法计算了¹⁴²Ho的核位能面, 其结果支持指认¹⁴²Ho的基态自旋宇称为7-. 作为副产品, 还首次观测到了来自先驱核¹³⁹Gd, ¹⁴⁰Tb, ¹⁴²Tb和¹⁴³Dy的β 缓发质子衰变产生的质子女儿核中的一些γ 跃迁.