β-decay study of Cu77

Summary, in English

A β-decay study of Cu77 has been performed at the ISOLDE mass separator with the aim to deduce its β-decay properties and to obtain spectroscopic information on Zn77. Neutron-rich copper isotopes were produced by means of proton- or neutron-induced fission reactions on U238. After the production, Cu77 was selectively laser ionized, mass separated, and sent to different detection systems where β-γ and β-n coincidence data were collected. We report on the deduced half-live, decay scheme, and possible spin assignment of Cu77.

• Author: N. Patronis; H. De Witte; M. Gorska; M. Huyse; K. Kruglov; D. Pauwels; K. Van De Vel; P. Van Duppen; J. Van Roosbroeck; J. C. Thomas; S. Franchoo; J. Cederkall; V. N. Fedoseyev; H. Fynbo; U. Georg; O. Jonsson; U. Köster; T. Materna; L. Mathieu; O. Serot; L. Weissman; W. F. Mueller; V. I. Mishin; D. Fedorov
• Publishing year: 2009-09-09
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 3
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.80.034307
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0556-2813