Shape Isomerism at N = 40: Discovery of a Proton Intruder in 67Co
/ Authors
D. Pauwels, O. Ivanov, J. Buscher, T. Cocolios, J. Gentens, M. Huyse, A. Korgul, Y. Kudryavtsev, R. Raabe, M. Sawicka
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I. Stefanescu, J. Walle, P. V. D. Bergh, P. Duppen, W. Walters
/ Abstract
The nuclear structure of 67Co has been investigated through 67Fe beta-decay. The 67Fe isotopes were produced at the LISOL facility in proton-induced fission of 238U and selected using resonant laser ionization combined with mass separation. The application of a new correlation technique unambiguously revealed a 496(33) ms isomeric state in 67Co at an unexpected low energy of 492 keV. A 67Co level scheme has been deduced. Proposed spin and parities suggest a spherical (7/2-) 67Co ground state and a deformed first excited (1/2-) state at 492 keV, interpreted as a proton 1p-2h prolate intruder state.
Journal: Physical Review C