Detailed level scheme of $^{92}$Rh and its relevance to the decay of $^{94m}$Ag

ORAL

Abstract

The level scheme of $^{92}$Rh was studied via the $^{40}$Ca($^{58}$Ni,$% \alpha pn$) reaction in an experiment utilizing the Gammasphere, Neutron Shell, and Microball arrays for detection of $\gamma $ rays, neutrons, and charged particles, respectively. \ The level scheme of $^{92}$Rh reported in [1] has been modified and extended to higher spins, and angular distributions have been measured for most of the $\gamma $ rays observed. This information is relevant to the likelihood of the reported two-proton decay from the 6.7-MeV 21$^{+}$ isomer in $^{94}$Ag to excited states in $% ^{92}$Rh [2]. \ The evidence for that decay mode hinges on the claimed observation of several $^{92}$Rh transitions in coincidence with two protons. Our new results for $^{92}$Rh place severe constraints on the amount of angular momentum removed by a possible two-proton decay of $^{94m}$% Ag. \newline [1] D. Kast \textit{et al}., Z. Phys. \textbf{A356}, 363 (1997). \newline [2] I. Mukha \textit{et al.}, Nature \textbf{439}, 298 (2006).

*Supported by DOE Grant Number DE-FG02-88ER-40406

Authors

  • O.L. Pechenaya

    • Washington University
  • C.J. Chiara

    • Washington University
  • D.G. Sarantites

    • Washington University
  • W. Reviol

    • Washington University
  • R.J. Charity

    • Washington University
  • M.P. Carpenter

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • R.V.F. Janssens

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • C.J. Lister

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • D. Seweryniak

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • S. Zhu

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • L.-L. Andersson

    • Lund University
  • E.K. Johansson

    • Lund University
  • D. Rudolph

    • Lund University