Abstract
A detailed spectroscopic study of the neutron-deficient isotope Tl181 and the daughter of its α decay, Au177, has been performed in the complete fusion reaction Ca40+Sm144→Pb184* at the velocity filter SHIP (GSI). The mass excess, excitation energy, and decay scheme of the isomeric 1.40(3) ms, 9/2- intruder state in Tl181 have been established for the first time. These results solve a long-standing puzzle of the unrealistically large reduced α-decay width of this isomer. Based on this, the previously unknown masses of the long-lived isomeric states in Au177 and Ir173 have been derived. In turn, it now allows the excitation energies of previously identified bands in Au177 and Ir173 to be deduced and compared with theoretical predictions. First measurements of α-decay branching ratios for Tl181m and Au177m,g are also reported. © 2009 The American Physical Society.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 024302 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 2 |
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Publication status | Published - 4 Aug 2009 |