Nuclear structure of Tl-189 states studied via beta(+)/EC decay and laser spectroscopy of Pb189m+g

J. Sauvage*, J. Genevey, B. Roussiere, S. Franchoo, A. N. Andreyev, N. Barre, J. -F. Clavelin, H. De Witte, D. V. Fedorov, V. N. Fedoseyev, L. M. Fraile, X. Grave, G. Huber, M. Huyse, H. B. Jeppesen, U. Koester, P. Kunz, S. R. Lesher, B. A. Marsh, I. MukhaJ. Oms, M. Seliverstov, I. Stefanescu, K. Van de Vel, J. Van de Walle, P. Van Duppen, Yu. M. Volkov

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Abstract

The beta(+)/EC decay of Pb-189m,Pb-g has been studied at the ISOLDE facility using nuclear spectroscopy and in-source laser spectroscopy. A level scheme of T-189 has been built from gamma-gamma coincidence relationships and information on the feeding of some excited levels of Tl-189 provided by the hyperfine spectra obtained from laser ionization. The half-lives of both the 13/2(+) and 3/2(-) Pb-189 isomers have been estimated to be T-1/2 = 50 +/- 3s and T-1/2 = 39 +/- 8s, respectively. Calculations have been performed for different oblate and prolate nuclear deformations using an axial-rotor coupled to one-quasiparticle model, a structure has been suggested for the low-lying levels of the Tl-189 nucleus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-48
Number of pages16
JournalEuropean physical journal A : Hadrons & Nuclei
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2009

Keywords

  • CHARGE RADII
  • SHAPE COEXISTENCE
  • ION-SOURCE
  • ALPHA-DECAY
  • THALLIUM ISOTOPES
  • SKYRMES INTERACTION
  • HARTREE-FOCK CALCULATIONS
  • SPIN
  • MASS NUCLEI
  • GOLD ISOTOPES

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