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Beta decay of 66Mn to the N = 40 nucleus 66Fe

  • B. Olaizola
  • , L. M. Fraile
  • , H. Mach
  • , A. Poves
  • , A. Aprahamian
  • , J. A. Briz
  • , J. Cal-González
  • , D. Ghiţa
  • , U. Köster
  • , W. Kurcewicz
  • , S. R. Lesher
  • , D. Pauwels
  • , E. Picado
  • , D. Radulov
  • , G. S. Simpson
  • , J. M. Udías
  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • TRIUMF
  • National Center for Nuclear Research
  • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • University of Notre Dame
  • CSIC - Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM)
  • CERN
  • Medical University of Vienna
  • Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
  • Institut Laue-Langevin
  • University of Warsaw
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • KU Leuven
  • Universidad Nacional
  • Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1

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Abstract

The low energy structure of 66Fe was studied by means of γ- and fast-timing spectroscopy at the ISOLDE/CERN facility. The level scheme of 66Fe populated following the β- decay of 66Mn was established. It confirms and further expands the level scheme from recent publications. The β-delayed neutron emission branch was measured and γ rays in 65Fe were observed following the β-n decay for the first time. The half lives of the 21+ state and four other states of 66Fe were measured using the advanced time-delayed βγγ(t) method. These results are compared with large-scale shell-model calculations based on the Lenzi-Nowacki-Poves-Sieja interaction. The β-decay of 66Mn to 66Fe has been calculated as well, and log(ft) values derived. Spin and parity assignments are proposed based on the experimental information and the new calculations.
Original languageEnglish
Article number125103
JournalJournal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume44
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2 2017

Keywords

  • 65Co
  • 65Fe
  • 65Ni
  • 66Fe
  • 66Mn
  • fast-timing βγγ (t) method
  • β- decay

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