Alpha decay study of 218U; A search for the sub-shell closure at Z=92

A. P. Leppänen; J. Uusitalo; S. Eeckhaudt; T. Enqvist; K. Eskola; T. Grahn; F. P. Heßberger; P. T. Greenlees; P. Jones; R. Julin; S. Juutinen; H. Kettunen; P. Kuusiniemi; M. Leino; P. Nieminen; J. Pakarinen; J. Perkowski; P. Rahkila; C. Scholey; G. Sletten

doi:10.1063/1.2200991

Alpha decay study of ²¹⁸U; A search for the sub-shell closure at Z=92

A. P. Leppänen^*
, J. Uusitalo
, S. Eeckhaudt
, T. Enqvist
, K. Eskola
, T. Grahn
, F. P. Heßberger
, P. T. Greenlees
, P. Jones
, R. Julin
, S. Juutinen
, H. Kettunen
, P. Kuusiniemi
, M. Leino
, P. Nieminen
, J. Pakarinen
, J. Perkowski
, P. Rahkila
, C. Scholey
, G. Sletten

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Neutron-deficient uranium isotopes ²¹⁸U and ²¹⁹U were studied via α spectroscopic methods. The isotopes were produced in fusion evaporation reaction ¹⁸²W(⁴⁰Ar,xn)^222-xnU. The ground state decay properties of ²¹⁸U were measured with improved statistics and in addition a low-lying α decaying isomeric state was discovered. The isomer in ²¹⁸U decays by α emission with an energy of E_α=10 678(17) keV and with a half-life of T _1/2=(0.56_-0.14^+0.26)ms. The new isomeric state was assigned spin and parity I^Π = 8⁺. The ground state α decay has an energy of E_α=8612(9) keV and a half-life of T_1/2=(0.51_-0.10^+0.17)ms. The ground state decay properties of ²¹⁹U were determined with improved statistics as E_α=9774(18) keV and a half-life of T_1/2=(0.08 _-0.03^+0.10)ms.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions - FINUSTAR
Pages	487-489
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2200991
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2006
Event	International Conference on Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions - FINUSTAR - Isle of Kos, Greece Duration: 12 Sept 2005 → 17 Sept 2005

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	831
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	International Conference on Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions - FINUSTAR
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Isle of Kos
Period	12/09/05 → 17/09/05

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Leppänen, A. P., Uusitalo, J., Eeckhaudt, S., Enqvist, T., Eskola, K., Grahn, T., Heßberger, F. P., Greenlees, P. T., Jones, P., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Kettunen, H., Kuusiniemi, P., Leino, M., Nieminen, P., Pakarinen, J., Perkowski, J., Rahkila, P., Scholey, C., & Sletten, G. (2006). Alpha decay study of ²¹⁸U; A search for the sub-shell closure at Z=92. In Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions - FINUSTAR (pp. 487-489). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 831). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2200991

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Leppänen, AP, Uusitalo, J, Eeckhaudt, S, Enqvist, T, Eskola, K, Grahn, T, Heßberger, FP, Greenlees, PT, Jones, P, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Kettunen, H, Kuusiniemi, P, Leino, M, Nieminen, P, Pakarinen, J, Perkowski, J, Rahkila, P, Scholey, C & Sletten, G 2006, Alpha decay study of ²¹⁸U; A search for the sub-shell closure at Z=92. in Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions - FINUSTAR. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 831, pp. 487-489, International Conference on Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions - FINUSTAR, Isle of Kos, Greece, 12/09/05. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2200991

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