ISSN:
1434-601X
Keywords:
23.60.+ e
;
25.85.Ca
;
25.70.Jj
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract In irradiations of207Pb and208Pb, respectively, with54Cr theα-decay of the isotopes259106,260106, and261106 could be observed for the first time. For260106 a spontaneous fission branch of (50 −20 +30 )% was observed. The isotopes were identified by genetic relationships of α-decay after separation in-flight with the velocity filter SHIP and implantation into a position-sensitive silicon surface-barrier detector. The measured partial fission halflife of the doubly even isotope260106 of (7.2 −2.7 +4.8 )ms exceeds the predicted values by at least a factor of 40. This result could be explained by the high shell corrections of the ground state mass, derived from the measured α-decay energies. The experimental results show evidence for an island of purely shell stabilized nuclei in the region of deformed isotopes beyond the actinides.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01411887
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