Abstract
β-decay spectroscopy of Ho173,174 (Z = 67, N = 106,107) was conducted at Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory at RIKEN by using in-flight fission of a 345-MeV/u U238 primary beam. A previously unreported isomeric state at 405 keV with half-life of 3.7(12) μs and a spin and parity of (3/2+) is identified in Ho173. Moreover, a new state with a spin and parity of 9− was discovered in Er174. The experimental log ft values of 5.84(20) and 5.25(18) suggest an allowed-hindered β decay from the ground state of Ho174 to the Kπ=8− isomeric state in Er174. Configuration-constrained potential energy surface (PES) calculations were performed and the predictions are in reasonable agreement with the experimental results.Received 11 October 2019Accepted 2 July 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.024301©2020 American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasBeta decayElectromagnetic transitionsIsomer decaysNuclear structure & decaysProperties150 ≤ A ≤ 189TechniquesRadioactive beamsNuclear Physics
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