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On the decay of the95Tc isomer

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

Summary

The γ-ray spectrum following the radioactive decay of the95Tc isomer (half life 62d) has been investigated by scintillation techniques. The sources were obtained by Mo(d, 2n) reactions in the synchrocyclotron of the Institute for Nuclear Physics Research in Amsterdam. The measurements were performed with a NaI(Tl) welltype crystal (76 mm×76 mm) and the different spectra were displayed in a 200 channel LABEN analyser. γ-γ cascades were investigated with a conventional coincidence set-up and using the summing technique. The direct disintegration of the isomeric state of95Tc to the stable95Mo, in competition with the 39 keV isomeric transition to the95Tc ground-state, is confirmed. Excited levels of 1040, 820, 780 and 203 keV are assigned to the95Mo structure, de-exciting mostly with the following transitions, in keV: 1040 (5±1), 838 (38±4), 820 (13±2), 780 (17±2), 580 (50±5); 203 (100).

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Si è studiato, con tecniche a scintillazione, lo spettro γ associato al decadimento radioattivo dello stato isomerico del95Tc, ottenuto per reazione (d, 2n) sul Mo naturale. Le misure si sono effettuate con un cristallo NaI(Tl) a pozzo, ottenendo anche informazioni sulle cascate γ-γ con la tecnica di somma, oltre che con circuiti a coincidenze convenzionali. Gli spettri sono stati analizzati con un selettore di impulsi LABEN a 200 canali. Si conferma il decadimento per cattura elettronica, dell’isomero95Tc a stati eccitati del95Mo cui vengono assegnati livelli a 1 040, 820, 780 e 203 keV. La diseccitazione di questi livelli avviene essenzialmente per transizioni γ le cui energie (in keV) e intensità relative sono: 1 040 (5±1), 838 (38±4), 820 (13±2), 780 (17±2), 580 (50±5), 203 (100).

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Comunicato al XLVI Congresso della Società Italiana di Fisica, Napoli (Settembre-Ottobre 1960).

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Chilosi, G., Ricci, R.A., Varcaccio, G. et al. On the decay of the95Tc isomer. Nuovo Cim 19, 1121–1130 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02731388

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