Gamow-Teller decay of Te142 to I142

The β decay of Te90142 to I89142 was investigated for the first time. The parent nucleus was produced by the in-flight fission of a U238 beam with an energy of 345 MeV per nucleon, impinging on a Be9 target at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of RIKEN. Excited states in I142 were established by β-delayed γ-ray spectroscopy. The observed (1+) states in I142 could be interpreted to be predominantly the ν0h9/2⊗π0h11/2 configuration formed by a Gamow-Teller transition between a neutron in the 0h9/2 orbital and a proton in the 0h11/2 orbital. Additional features of the (1+) states are discussed by comparing with neighboring heavier isotones, such as Cs144 and La146. In the context of deformed shell-model calculations, the (11+) state is closely related to the ν[5,3,2]3/2⊗π[5,5,0]1/2 configuration, which may be related to the weak Gamow-Teller transition strength.1 MoreReceived 30 August 2022Revised 16 November 2022Accepted 11 January 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.107.014311©2023 American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasBeta decayEnergy levels & level densitiesNuclear structure & decaysNucleon-nucleon interactionsShell modelProperties90 ≤ A ≤ 149TechniquesRadiation detectorsRadioactive beamsSpectrometers & spectroscopic techniquesNuclear Physics