Published October 11, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Lifetime of the isomeric 02+ state in 12Be

  • 1. Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501 (Japan)
  • 3. Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 4. Institute of Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Science, H-4001 Debrecen (Hungary)
  • 5. Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)
  • 6. Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578 (Japan)
  • 7. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
  • 8. NSCL, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (United States)

Description

Mean lifetime τ of the isomeric 02+ state in 12Be has been determined by measuring decay spectra of delayed γ-rays from stopped 12Be nuclei produced by the projectile fragmentation of 18O at 100 A MeV. A consistent value of τ=331±12 ns was obtained from the time spectra of the E2 γ decay to the 21+ state and the positron annihilation following the E0 decay to the ground state. Based on the observed branching ratio between the E2 and E0 decays, transition strengths of the two decay modes were deduced to be B(E2;02+→21+)=7.0±0.6 e2fm4 and |<02+|Σieiri2|01+>|=0.87±0.03 efm2, respectively

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.08.053

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2007.08.053;
PII
S0370-2693(07)01013-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
654
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 87-91
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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