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Large β-Delayed One and Two Neutron Emission Rates in the Decay of 86Ga.
Document Type
Article
Source
Physical Review Letters. 9/27/2013, Vol. 111 Issue 13, p132502-1-132502-5. 5p.
Subject
*NEUTRON emission
*GALLIUM spectra
*RESONANCE ionization spectroscopy
*ELECTROMAGNETISM
*GERMANIUM isotopes
Language
ISSN
0031-9007
Abstract
Beta decay of 86Ga was studied by means of β-neutron-γ spectroscopy. An isotopically pure 86Ga beam was produced at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility using a resonance ionization laser ion source and high-resolution electromagnetic separation. The decay of 86Ga revealed a half-life of 43-15+21 ms and large β-delayed one-neutron and two-neutron branching ratios of P1n=60(10)% and P2n=20(10)%. The βγ decay of 86Ga populated a 527 keV transition that is interpreted as the deexcitation of the first 2+ state in the N=54 isotone 86Ge and suggests a quick onset of deformation in Ge isotopes beyond N=50. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]