Alpha decay of the first excited state of the Th-229 nucleus

1 September 1996

journal article
Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in JETP Letters

Vol. 64 (5) , 345-349
https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567201

Abstract

The α decay of the anomalously low-lying isomeric level 3/2⁺ (3.5±1.0 eV) of the ²²⁹Th nucleus is studied. The lifetime of the isomer with respect to a decay is predicted and the spectrum of the emitted a particles is calculated. It is noted that the complete α spectrum of the isomer and accelerated α decay of ²²⁹Th can be observed by exciting the nuclei with laser radiation.

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