Persistence of K isomerism in the N = 104 isotones: Observation of a high-seniority isomer in 75179Re

C. Thwaites; C. Wheldon; A. M. Brace; P. M. Walker; G. D. Dracoulis; A. P. Byrne; T. Kibédi; F. G. Kondev; C. J. Pearson; C. S. Purry

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.66.054309

Persistence of K isomerism in the N = 104 isotones: Observation of a high-seniority isomer in ₇₅¹⁷⁹Re

C. Thwaites, C. Wheldon^*, A. M. Brace, P. M. Walker, G. D. Dracoulis, A. P. Byrne, T. Kibédi, F. G. Kondev, C. J. Pearson, C. S. Purry

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The nuclear decay of ₇₅¹⁷⁹Re has been studied following the ¹⁶⁵Ho(¹⁸O,4n)¹⁷⁹Re and ¹⁷³Yb(¹¹B,5n)¹⁷⁹Re reactions. Previously unobserved multiquasiparticle states have been identified in ₇₅¹⁷⁹Re, with highly K-forbidden decays. One of these, with a half-life of 466±15 μs, is the longest-lived high-seniority (>6) isomer yet discovered. This metastable state offers an opportunity to explore K isomerism as protons are added away from the midshell region. In addition, the excitation energies of several previously "floating" bands have been determined. Energies, lifetimes, configuration assignments, and g factors are discussed and compared to predictions of blocked BCS calculations.

Original language	English
Article number	054309
Pages (from-to)	543091-5430922
Number of pages	4887832
Journal	Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume	66
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.66.054309
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2002

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Thwaites, C., Wheldon, C., Brace, A. M., Walker, P. M., Dracoulis, G. D., Byrne, A. P., Kibédi, T., Kondev, F. G., Pearson, C. J., & Purry, C. S. (2002). Persistence of K isomerism in the N = 104 isotones: Observation of a high-seniority isomer in ₇₅¹⁷⁹Re. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 66(5), 543091-5430922. Article 054309. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.66.054309

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Persistence of K isomerism in the N = 104 isotones: Observation of a high-seniority isomer in ₇₅¹⁷⁹Re

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