73-Ta-179
 basic
 XS graphs

 element
73-tantalum-179

  • Atomic Mass: 178.9459341 +- 0.0000060 amu
  • Excess Mass: -50362.041 +- 5.580 keV
  • Binding Energy: 1438017.026 +- 5.586 keV
  • Beta Decay Energy: B- -1059.685 +- 16.265 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: 7/2+
  • Half life: 1.82 years
  • Mode of decay: Electron capture to Hf-179
    • Decay energy: 0.110 MeV

    Meta state at 1.318 Mev
  • Spin: 25/2+)
  • Half life: 9.0 ms
  • Mode of decay: IT to Ta-179
    • Decay energy: 1.318 MeV

    Meta state at 2.641 Mev
  • Spin: 37/2+)
  • Half life: 52 ms
  • Mode of decay: IT to Ta-179
    • Decay energy: 2.641 MeV

  • Possible parent nuclides:
    Electron capture from W-179
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)T1/2Spin    m(nm)    Q(b)    Ref. Std.MethodReference
01.82 y7/2+ +2.289(9) [181Ta]LRSPR C53 611 (96)
+3.37(4) [181Ta]LRSPR C53 611 (96)
N. J. Stone, Table of Nuclear Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Moments, to be published.  2000 Courtesy of T. Burrows at BNL/NNDC.