摘要:

The low-lying structures of the self-conjugate ( N = Z ) nuclei 8241Nb41 and 8643Tc43 have been investigated using isomeric-decay spectroscopy following the projectile fragmentation of a 107Ag beam. These represent the heaviest odd®Codd N = Z nuclei in which internal decays have been identified to date. The resulting level schemes shed light on the shape evolution along the N = Z line between the doubly-magic systems 5628Ni and 10050Sn and support a preference for T = 1 states in T z = 0 odd®Codd nuclei at low excitation energies associated with a T = 1 neutron®Cproton pairing gap. Comparison with Projected Shell Model calculations suggests that the decay in 82Nb may be interpreted as an isospin-changing K isomer.

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