Population and decay of a Kπ=8- two-quasineutron isomer in Pu 244

S. S. Hota, S. K. Tandel, P. Chowdhury, I. Ahmad, M. P. Carpenter, C. J. Chiara, J. P. Greene, C. R. Hoffman, E. G. Jackson, R. V.F. Janssens, B. P. Kay, T. L. Khoo, F. G. Kondev, S. Lakshmi, S. Lalkovski, T. Lauritsen, C. J. Lister, E. A. McCutchan, K. Moran, D. PetersonU. Shirwadkar, D. Seweryniak, I. Stefanescu, Y. Toh, S. Zhu

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    Abstract

    The decay of a Kπ=8- isomer in Pu244 and the collective band structures populating the isomer were studied using deep inelastic excitations with Ti47 and Pb208 beams, respectively. Precise measurements of M1/E2 branching ratios in the band confirm a 9/2-[734]ν - 7/2+[624]ν configuration assignment for the isomer, validating the systematics of Kπ=8-, two-quasineutron isomers observed in even-Z, N=150 isotones. These isomers around the deformed shell gap at N=152 provide critical benchmarks for theoretical predictions of single-particle energies in this gateway region to superheavy nuclei.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number021303
    JournalPhysical Review C
    Volume94
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 22 Aug 2016

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