Published February 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

(t,α) reaction on actinide nuclei and the observation of 243Np

  • 1. University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

The (t,α) reaction has been carried out on the actinide targets 234U and 244Pu using a 17 MeV beam of 80% polarized tritons. The residual nucleus 233Pa has been previously studied and serves to calibrate the trends of the analyzing power for known spin states. Twenty-two energy levels were observed in 243Np, a nucleus previously unreported, and a number of spin assignments are suggested. The observed analyzing powers are very similar to those previously measured in the lead nuclei, permitting the use of empirical spin determinations over a wide range of nuclei

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., C
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Rev., C.
Journal Page Range
355-364
ISSN
0556-2813