STUDY OF TE-124 BY THE S-122(ALPHA,2N-GAMMA) REACTION AND BY THE DECAY OF I-124

In-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy and the decay of I-124 were used to stu dy the nuclear structure of Te-124. On the basis of gamma gamma-coinci dences, a level scheme was constructed with over 100 levels and 170 tr ansitions. The use of excitation functions and angular distributions f or the (alpha, 2n) reaction, and the log(ft) values for the decay, all owed spin assignments for a large number of the levels to be made. The resulting level scheme was interpreted in the framework of the intera cting boson model and the particle-core coupling model. (C) 1998 Elsev ier Science B.V.