Abstract
The new isotope has been identified among the products of the deuteron bombardment of . It decays principally by electron capture with a half-life of 25±5 minutes and also by the emission of (6.87±0.02)-Mev alpha particles. A branching ratio () of ∼400 was determined from the amount of formed by electron-capture decay of the new isotope. Partial excitation functions supporting the assignment to mass number 248 are presented.
- Received 7 August 1956
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.104.1314
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