The decay of neodymium-147

Abstract

Abstract The β transitions from 147Nd have been studied in the new prolate spheroidal field spectrometer. Three components of the spectrum have been separated by β-γ coincidence techniques. The γ-rays have been studied in a scintillation counter and coincidences between conversion lines and γ-rays have been recorded. On the basis of these results a new mode of decay for 147Nd is proposed.