Fast decay of a three-particle isomer in 171Tm

P.M. Walker; R.J. Wood; G.D. Dracoulis; T. Kibédi; R.A. Bark; Alison Bruce; A.P. Byrne; P.M. Davidson; H.M. El-Masri; G.J. Lane; C. Moon; J.N. Orce; F.M. Prados Estevéz; C. Wheldon; A.N. Wilson

doi:10.1103/PhysReVc.79.044321

Fast decay of a three-particle isomer in ¹⁷¹Tm

P.M. Walker, R.J. Wood, G.D. Dracoulis, T. Kibédi, R.A. Bark, Alison Bruce, A.P. Byrne, P.M. Davidson, H.M. El-Masri, G.J. Lane, C. Moon, J.N. Orce, F.M. Prados Estevéz, C. Wheldon, A.N. Wilson

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Incomplete-fusion reactions have been used to study high-spin states in ¹⁷¹Tm. Gamma rays and conversion electrons were measured using pulsed-beam conditions for enhanced isomer sensitivity. A K^π=19/2⁺, three-quasiparticle isomer was identified, with a half-life of 1.7(2) µs. The faster than expected transition rates from the isomer can be understood as being due to a chance near-degeneracy, with mixing between the isomeric state and the I^π=19/2⁺ member of the one-quasiparticle rotational bands to which it decays. The implied mixing matrix element is 12(2) eV.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review C
Volume	79
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysReVc.79.044321
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2009

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Fast decay of a three-particle isomer in 171Tm

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