1201.6239 (D. O'Donnell et al.)

First observation of excited states in 173Hg93    [PDF]

D. O'Donnell, R. D. Page, C. Scholey, L. Bianco, L. Capponi, R. J. Carroll, I. G. Darby, L. Donosa, M. Drummond, F. Ertugral, P. T. Greenlees, T. Grahn, K. Hauschild, A. Herzan, U. Jakobsson, P. Jones, D. T. Joss, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, S. Ketelhut, M. Labiche, M. Leino, A. Lopez-Martens, K. Mullholland, P. Nieminen, P. Peura, P. Rahkila, S. Rinta-Antila, P. Ruotsalainen, M. Sandzelius, J. Saren, B. Saygi, J. Simpson, J. Sorri, A. Thornthwaite, J. Uusitalo

The neutron-deficient nucleus 173Hg has been studied following
fusion-evaporation reactions. The observation of gamma rays decaying from
excited states 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 neighbouring neutron-deficient Hg nuclei. In addition to the
gamma-ray spectroscopy, the alpha decay of this nucleus has been measured
yielding superior precision to earlier measurements.

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