Published December 4, 1989 | Version v1
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Direct proof of electron-capture--delayed-fission process

Creators

  • 1. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720 (USA)

Description

We have studied electron capture followed by delayed fission in 234Am. The half- life of 234Am was determined to be 2.32±0.08 min and the measured ratio of delayed fissions to plutonium K x rays was (6.6±1.8)x10-5. The observed fissions were unequivocally assigned to an electron-capture--delayed-fission process in americium by coincidence measurements between the K-capture x rays and the subsequent fission

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
23
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
2548-2550
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21034686
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
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Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM 234; CALIBRATION; ELECTROFISSION; ELECTRON CAPTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HALF-LIFE; K CAPTURE; KEV RANGE 10-100; KEV RANGE 100-1000; PROMPT GAMMA RADIATION; SPECTRA; TIME RESOLUTION; X-RAY DETECTION
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CAPTURE; DATA; DECAY; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE DECAY; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON REACTIONS; ENERGY RANGE; FISSION; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; KEV RANGE; LEPTON REACTIONS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESOLUTION; TIMING PROPERTIES