Published April 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Level structure of odd-mass Pr isotopes: Decay of 3.0-min /sup 145/Ce to levels of /sup 145/Pr

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

Description

The structure of /sup 145/Pr has been investigated by measuring the gamma-ray singles, gamma-ray coincidence, and gamma-ray angular correlation spectra, along with conversion-electron singles spectra for the decay of 3.0-min /sup 145/Ce to levels of /sup 145/Pr. A level scheme is proposed that includes a number of new levels as well as new spin and parity assignments for several levels. The conversion-coefficient measurements establish the presence of a low-energy (3/2-) level at 787 keV whose strong population in beta decay confirms negative parity for the ground state of /sup 145/Ce. Interacting boson-fermion model calculations for /sup 143/Pr and /sup 145/Pr are found to be in reasonable agreement with the observed low-energy positive-parity levels, while the presence of the low-energy (3/2-) level suggests the coexistence of more deformed configurations

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, C
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev., C.
Journal Page Range
1514-1527
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCA