Gamma-rays emitted in the alpha-decay of 245Cm

It has been observed that the intensities of the gamma-rays emitted in the alpha-decay of 245Cm reported in the literature result in calculated concentrations that do not agree with those obtained via other methods. In this work, a 245Cm sample was chemically isolated from a sample of 249Cf, and the gamma-ray intensities were measured relative to the alpha-particle emission rate of the resulting source; there is a systematic bias relative to the literature intensities of approximately 8%. In addition, gamma-rays that have never before been observed in the decay of 245Cm are placed in the level scheme of the decay product, 241Pu. (author)