Internal decay of the (10-) intruder state in Tl 184

Abstract

Decay spectroscopy of Tl184 has been performed at the CERN Isotope Separator On-Line (ISOLDE) facility. An excitation energy of 506.1(1) keV and a half-life of 47.1(7) ms of the intruder based (10-) state have been extracted. The internal decay characteristics of this state are determined and discussed, extending the systematics of such states in the even-mass thallium nuclei below neutron midshell at N=104. The retardation factors of the isomeric M2 and E3 transitions are deduced and compared with retardation factors in neighboring odd-mass and even-mass thallium isotopes. The new information is combined with a review of hindered and unhindered α-decay data of Bi187-192 populating levels in daughter nuclei Tl183-188 and supports the interpretation of the intruder character of the (10-) state in Tl184.