Levels in 210Fr and the decay of a high-spin, multi-particle isomer

Margerin, Vincent; Lane, Gregory; Dracoulis, George; Palalani, Nyaladzi; Smith, Michael

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Levels in 210Fr and the decay of a high-spin, multi-particle isomer

Date

2012

Authors

Margerin, Vincent

Lane, Gregory

Dracoulis, George

Palalani, Nyaladzi

Smith, Michael

Publisher

EPJ Web of Conferences

Abstract

The structure of 210Fr has been studied through the 197Au(18O, 5n)210Fr reaction. A high-spin iso-meric state has been identified at ∼4.4 MeV. It has a lifetime of 686(17) ns and decays by two γ-rays that are very likely to be either M2 or E3 multipola