Abstract
The possibility that high-spin isomers in heavy nuclei might undergo fission has been investigated experimentally. The partial fission lifetime of the 34 mu s, I = 34 isomer in Fr-212 is found to be at least one hour.
- Title
- Limit to high-spin isomeric fission
- Creators
- P M Walker - University of SurreyD J Hinde - Australian National UniversityA P Byrne - Australian National UniversityG D Dracoulis - Australian National UniversityW Gelletly - University of Surrey
- Publication Details
- Zeitschrift für Physik. A, Hadrons and nuclei, Vol.359(3), pp.225-226
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 2
- Date published
- 01/11/1997
- Identifiers
- 99928616402346
- Academic Unit
- School of Maths and Physics
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article