alpha decay of At-194

A. N. Andreyev*, S. Antalic, D. Ackermann, L. Bianco, S. Franchoo, S. Heinz, F. P. Hessberger, S. Hofmann, M. Huyse, I. Kojouharov, B. Kindler, B. Lommel, R. Mann, K. Nishio, R. D. Page, J. J. Ressler, P. Sapple, B. Streicher, S. Saro, B. SulignanoJ. Thomson, P. Van Duppen, M. Venhart

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Abstract

Detailed alpha-decay studies of the neutron-deficient isotope At-194 have been performed in the complete fusion reaction Fe-56+Pr-141 -> At-194+3n at the velocity filter SHIP. Two alpha-decaying isomeric states with half-lives of T-1/2(At-194(m1))=310(8) ms and T-1/2(At-194(m2))=253(10) ms were identified in this nucleus. Their complex decays to the states in the daughter nucleus Bi-190 are discussed in the article. We propose that similar to the case of the neighboring At-191,At-192,At-193,At-195 isotopes, the oblate-deformed configurations based on the proton 1/2(+)[440] and/or 7/2(-)[514] Nilsson orbitals become important in At-194. A new isomeric state with the half-life of 175(8) ns was observed in Bi-190.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numberARTN 064320
Number of pages12
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume79
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2009

Keywords

  • INTRUDER STATES
  • SPECTROSCOPY
  • SEPARATOR
  • SHIP
  • NEUTRON-DEFICIENT
  • FISSION
  • ELEMENTS
  • TL NUCLEI
  • ODD BI ISOTOPES

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