Properties of the 5- state at 839 keV in 176Lu and the s-process branching at A = 176

Details Properties of the 5- state at 839 keV in 176Lu and the s-process branching at A = 176 Properties of the 5- state at 839 keV in 176Lu and the s-process branching at A = 176

2009-03-23

arxiv.org/abs/0903.3897v1

Phys.Rev.C79:045804,2009

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

11 pages, 4 figures accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevC.79.045804

The s-process branching at mass number A = 176 depends on the coupling between the high-K ground state and a low-lying low-K isomer in 176Lu. This coupling is based on electromagnetic transitions via intermediate states at higher energies. The properties of the lowest experimentally confirmed intermediate state at 839 keV are reviewed, and the transition rate between low-K and high-K states under stellar conditions is calculated on the basis of new experimental data for the 839 keV state. Properties of further candidates for intermediate states are briefly analyzed. It is found that the coupling between the high-K ground state and the low-K isomer in 176Lu is at least one order of magnitude stronger than previously assumed leading to crucial consequences for the interpretation of the 176Lu/176Hf pair as an s-process thermometer.

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