Conversion of the 2.38-keV Isomer in
- 10 November 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 35 (19) , 1259-1262
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.35.1259
Abstract
The 3.8% decrease in half-life of the 2.38-keV isomer when Nb is converted from metal to a fluoride complex is one of the largest reported chemical effecs on the internal conversion process. We present experimental and theoretical evidence that this effect is not due, as had been conjectured, to the "switching off" of conversion through increased binding energy.
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