First observation of excited states of ¹⁷³Hg

O'Donnell, D. et al. (2012) First observation of excited states of ¹⁷³Hg. Physical Review C, 85(5), 054315. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.054315)

Abstract

The neutron-deficient nucleus 173Hg has been studied following fusion-evaporation reactions. The observation of the decay of excited states via γ radiation are reported for the first time and a tentative level scheme is proposed. The proposed level scheme is discussed within the context of the systematics of neighboring neutron-deficient Hg nuclei. In addition to the γ-ray spectroscopy, the α decay of this nucleus has been measured yielding superior precision to earlier measurements.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: O'Donnell, Dr David
• Authors: O'Donnell, D., Page, R. D., Scholey, C., Bianco, L., Capponi, L., Carroll, R. J., Darby, I. G., Donosa, L., Drummond, M., Ertuğral, F., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Hauschild, K., Herzan, A., Jakobsson, U., Jones, P., Joss, D. T., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Ketelhut, S., Labiche, M., Leino, M., Lopez-Martens, A., Mulholland, K., Nieminen, P., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Rinta-Antila, S., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Saygi, B., Simpson, J., Sorri, J., Thornthwaite, A., and Uusitalo, J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Physical Review C
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• ISSN: 0556-2813
• ISSN (Online): 1089-490X