95-Am-242  basic  n-XS summary  XS graphs  element

95-americium-242 Atomic Mass: 242.0595430 +- 0.0000021 amu Excess Mass: 55463.975 +- 1.960 keV Binding Energy: 1823472.571 +- 1.986 keV Beta Decay Energy: B- 664.820 +- 0.663 keV "The 1995 update to the atomic mass evaluation" by G.Audi and A.H.Wapstra, Nuclear Physics A595 vol. 4 p.409-480, December 25, 1995. Spin: 1- Half life: 16.02 h Mode of decay: Beta to Cm-242 Branch ratio: 82.70 % Decay energy: 0.665 MeV Mode of decay: Electron capture to Pu-242 Branch ratio: 17.30 % Decay energy: 0.751 MeV Meta state at 0.048 Mev Spin: 5- Half life: 141 years Mode of decay: IT Branch ratio: 99.54 % Decay energy: 0.049 MeV Mode of decay: Alpha to Np-238 Branch ratio: 0.46 % Decay energy: 5.637 MeV Mode of decay: SF Branch ratio: 1.5E-8 % Meta state at 2.200 Mev Half life: 14.0 ms Mode of decay: SF Branch ratio: ~100.00 % Mode of decay: Alpha to Np-238 Branch ratio: <1.5 % Decay energy: 7.788 MeV Mode of decay: IT Branch ratio: >0.00 % Decay energy: 2.200 MeV R.R.Kinsey, et al.,The NUDAT/PCNUDAT Program for Nuclear Data,paper submitted to the 9 th International Symposium of Capture-Gamma_raySpectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, Hungary, Octover 1996.Data extracted from NUDAT database (Jan. 14/1999) Magnetic Dipole Moments and Electric Quadrupole Moments Ex(kev) T1/2 Spin      m(nm)      Q(b)      Ref. Std. Method Reference 0 16.0 h 1- +0.3879(15) AB/D PR 144 994 (66) -2.4(7) [241Am] AB PR 144 994 (66)/PR 124 1904 (61) 49 152 y 5- +1.00(5) [241Am] ABLRFS ZP A330 235 (88) +1.00(5) [241Am] OGLS ARKfK-4185 (86) +7(2) [241Am] ABLRFS ZP A330 235 (88) 2200 14 ms unknown -1.14(8) [I=2] LRSRD HFI 97/98 535 (96) -1.14(8) [I=3] LRSRD HFI 97/98 535 (96) N. J. Stone, Table of Nuclear Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Moments, to be published.  2000 Courtesy of T. Burrows at BNL/NNDC.