Decay studies of neutron-deficient Am, Cm, and Bk nuclei using an on-line isotope separator

Asai, Masato; Sakama, Minoru*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Haba, Hiromitsu; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Nagame, Yuichiro; Goto, Shinichi*; Akiyama, Kazuhiko; Toyoshima, Atsushi; et al.

Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences, 3(1), p.187 - 190, 2002/06

https://doi.org/10.14494/jnrs2000.3.187

EC and decays of neutron-deficient americium, curium, and berkelium nuclei have been studied using the JAERI on-line isotope separator. Decay schemes of Am have been established for the first time, and proton-neutron configurations in Am and Pu have been determined. transitions observed in Am were found to be the favored transitions between the Nilsson states. values of Cm have been determined. Nuclear structure, deformation, and atomic masses for these nuclei were discussed.