1. Nanosecond-Scale Proton Emission from Strongly Oblate-Deformed ^{149}Lu
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Auranen, K., Briscoe, A. D., Ferreira, L. S., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Herzáň, A., Illana, A., Joss, D. T., Joukainen, H., Julin, R., Jutila, H., Leino, M., Louko, J., Luoma, M., Maglione, E., Ojala, J., Page, R. D., Pakarinen, J., Rahkila, P., Romero, J., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Tolosa-Delgado, A., Uusitalo, J., and Zimba, G.
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protonit ,Physics::Accelerator Physics ,Nuclear Experiment ,ydinfysiikka ,emissio (fysiikka) - Abstract
Using the fusion-evaporation reaction ^{96}Ru(^{58}Ni,p4n)^{149}Lu and the MARA vacuum-mode recoil separator, a new proton-emitting isotope ^{149}Lu has been identified. The measured decay Q value of 1920(20) keV is the highest measured for a ground-state proton decay, and it naturally leads to the shortest directly measured half-life of 450_{-100}^{+170} ns for a ground-state proton emitter. The decay rate is consistent with l_{p}=5 emission, suggesting a dominant πh_{11/2} component for the wave function of the proton-emitting state. Through nonadiabatic quasiparticle calculations it was concluded that ^{149}Lu is the most oblate deformed proton emitter observed to date.
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- 2021