Abstract
The lifetimes of three low-lying excited states in have been measured by delayed-coincidence techniques using a time-to-amplitude converter. These states at 748, 659, and 587 keV are fed by decay from the ground state of (2.4 h). The measured half-lives are 4.6±0.3, 59.7±2.0, and 0.17±0.03 nsec, respectively. All three levels de-excite directly to the 314-keV isomeric state but not to the ground state of . A comparison of the partial half-lives with the corresponding single-particle estimates has been performed assuming , , or character for the transitions. Higher multipolarities are ruled out by the short half-lives of the levels. values of transitions from indicate negative parities for the three levels, and systematics of known -ray transition probabilities suggest character for all the transitions involved in their de-excitation. However, when considered as pure , the transitions from the 748- and 659-keV levels are delayed by factors ranging from about 3 to 20 compared with the single-particle transition probabilities, whereas when they are considered as pure transitions, delays of the order of result. On the other hand, the 274-keV transition from the 587-keV level is enhanced by a factor of about 60 when assumed as pure . The possibility of considering this level as a member of the doublet obtained by coupling the phonon excitation of the or even-even core to the single-particle state is discussed.
- Received 28 August 1967
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.168.1409
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