Laser-assisted nuclear decay spectroscopy of <SUP>176,177,179</SUP>Au



Harding, RD, Andreyev, AN, Barzakh, AE, Cubiss, JG, Van Duppen, P, Al Monthery, M, Althubiti, NA, Andel, B, Antalic, S, Cocolios, TE
et al (show 24 more authors) (2021) Laser-assisted nuclear decay spectroscopy of <SUP>176,177,179</SUP>Au. PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 104 (2). 024326-.

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Abstract

A study of the laser-ionized and mass-separated neutron-deficient isotopes Au176,177,179 was performed using the Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source and the Windmill detection setup at ISOLDE, CERN. New and improved data on complex fine-structure α decays of the three isotopes were deduced, providing insight into the low-lying levels in the daughter nuclei Ir172,173,175. New information on the properties of β-decay daughter products Pt177,179 was also obtained. From the first in-source laser spectroscopy measurements of the hyperfine structure in the atomic 267.6-nm transition of Au176, the nuclear magnetic moments for both high- and low-spin α-decaying states were deduced. Together with the values determined from the additivity relations, they were used to propose the most probable spins and configurations for both states. The α-decay branching ratios were determined as bα(Auls176)=58(5)% and bα(Auhs176)=29(5)%.

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2021 10:04
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 00:43
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.024326
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3136364