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Discovery of $$^{234m}$$Np isomer

Kamada, Hiroki*; Asai, Masato  ; Tsukada, Kazuaki  ; Sato, Tetsuya   ; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Nagame, Yuichiro ; Mitsukai, Akina; Tomitsuka, Tomohiro*; Andreyev, A. N.; Nishio, Katsuhisa   ; Makii, Hiroyuki   ; Hirose, Kentaro  ; Orlandi, R.  ; Osa, Akihiko  ; Shibata, Michihiro*; Sakama, Minoru*; Sato, Daisuke*

Existence of the previously unknown isomer $$^{234m}$$Np was discovered for the first time. $$^{234m}$$Np was produced by using the JAEA tandem accelerator. Short-lived reaction products were mass-separated by the on-line isotope separator ISOL, and $$gamma$$ and X rays originating from the decay of $$^{234m}$$Np were observed. The half-life of $$^{234m}$$Np was determined to be approximately 9 min, and $$^{234m}$$Np was found to decay via the EC decay as well as the isomeric transition. On the basis of the observed $$gamma$$ and X rays and the half-life value, we have evaluated level energy, spin-parity, and proton-neutron configuration of $$^{234m}$$Np.

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