NMR-ON on196,197m,198,198m,200mAu in Fe and Ni

The zero-field hyperfine splitting frequencies of a series of Au isotopes in Fe and Ni have been determined with nuclear magnetic resonance on oriented nuclei. The results are:. For¹⁹⁸Au(2^–) in Fe the quadrupole splitting could be resolved. The results are ¦g_NB_HF/h|=259.48 (3) MHz and e²qp/h=–2.08(4) MHz. Our measurements show that most hyperfine splittings published on these isotopes have been incorrect. The quadrupole splitting of¹⁹⁸AuFe disagrees in magnitudeand sign from the value reported by single-passage NMR on oriented nuclei. The following nuclear quantities are deduced: (^197mAu,11/2^–)=5.98(9) _N; (^198mAu, 12^–)=5.85(9) _N; (^200mAu, 12^–)=5.90(9) _N; Q(¹⁹⁸Au,2^–)/Q(¹⁹⁹Au, 3/2⁺)=1.37(3). Our measurements show further that the non-contact hyperfine field for Au in Ni is smaller than assumed previously, and that the magnetic hyperfine splitting frequency of¹⁹⁷AuFe known from NMR is inconsistent with the magnetic hyperfine splitting frequencies of^{198, 199}AuFe.