Published August 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Fine structure in the alpha decay of 224 U

  • 1. CNRS-IN2P3, CSNSM, Universite Paris Sud, Orsay (France)
  • 2. CNRS-IN2P3, IPHC, Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg (France)
  • 3. JINR, FLNR, Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 4. CNRS-IN2P3, GANIL, CEA-DSM, Caen (France)
  • 5. CNRS-IN2P3, LPSC, Universite Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble (France)

Description

224U nuclei were populated in fusion-evaporation reactions using a 206Pb target and an intense 22Ne beam. Fusion-evaporation residues were separated by the new separator SHELS at the FLNR, Dubna and implanted into a large-area double-sided silicon strip detector. Position- and time-correlated alpha decays were used to identify evaporation residues. A new α -decay line at 8095(11) keV was observed in this work and assigned as the decay from 224U to the first excited 2+ in the daughter nucleus 220Th. Coincident photons were also observed allowing to unambiguously determine the excitation energy of the first excited 2+ state in 220Th to be 386.5(1) keV and not 373.3(1)keV as previously reported. The half-life of 224U was measured to be 396(17)μs. (orig.)

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2014-14132-8

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. A
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 1-4
ISSN
1434-6001