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Nuclear Data Sheets for A = 192

Baglin, Coral M.
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Experimental structure and decay data for all nuclei with mass A=192 (Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Po, At) have been evaluated. This evaluation, covering data received by 15 June 2012, supersedes the 1998 evaluation by C. M. Baglin (Nuclear Data Sheets84, 717 (1998), literature cutoff August 1998) and the subsequent inclusion in the ENSDF database of the new nuclide {sup 192}At (C. M. Baglin, literature cutoff 16 May 2006). It also incorporates the current evaluation of superdeformed-band information by B. Singh. Since the last publication, {sup 192}Ta, {sup 192}W and {sup 192}At have been observed, and an isomeric state has been identified in {sup 192}Re. The {epsilon} decay of {sup 192}Au has been studied using a multidetector array resulting in an extensively revised level scheme for {sup 192}Pt.

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICSASTATINE 192BISMUTH 192ENERGY LEVELSEVALUATIONGOLD 192IRIDIUM 192LEAD 192MERCURY 192NUCLEAR DATA COLLECTIONSNUCLEAR DECAYNUCLEAR STRUCTUREOSMIUM 192PLATINUM 192POLONIUM 192RHENIUM 192SUPERDEFORMED NUCLEITHALLIUM 192TUNGSTEN 192

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Baglin, Coral M.. 2012-08-15. Nuclear Data Sheets for A = 192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2012.08.001

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