The Decay of 147Nd

Abstract

An experimental level scheme has been determined for 147Pm from an investigation of the decay of 147Nd which employed a high resolution Ge(Li) detector and a sum-coincidence spectrometer with fast-slow coincidence. Conclusive evidence is presented for the existence of levels in 147Pm at 182,228�5,275,319�5 and 725 keY besides the six already established levels, while no evidence is found for another six levels suggested by some earlier workers. Thirty-two y-ray transitions and their cascade relations have been established, and relative intensities have been determined for most of the transitions.