Isomers in Pd128 and Pd126: Evidence for a Robust Shell Closure at the Neutron Magic Number 82 in Exotic Palladium Isotopes

Date

2013

Authors

Watanabe, Hiroshi
Lorusso, G
Nishimura, S
Xu, Z.Y.
Sumikama, T
Soderstrom, P.-A.
Doornenbal, P.
Browne, F
Gey, G
Jung, H. S.

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American Physical Society

Abstract

The level structures of the very neutron-rich nuclei Pd128 and Pd126 have been investigated for the first time. In the r-process waiting-point nucleus Pd128, a new isomer with a half-life of 5.8(8) μs is proposed to have a spin and parity of 8+ and is as

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Keywords: Electric quadrupole transition; Half lives; Level sequence; Level structure; Magic numbers; Neutron number; Neutron-rich nuclei; Shell closures; Isotopes; Neutrons; Isomers

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Physical Review Letters

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Journal article

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Open Access

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