A New Isotope of Hafnium: 186Hf
- Received Date: 1998-01-04
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 1998-12-05
Abstract: 60MeV /u 18O ion beam delivered by the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL) bombarded the natural tungsten targets. The 186Hf was produced by multinucleon transfer reacions. The hafnium fraction was separated radiochemically from the mixture of tungsten and the reaction products. The γ activity was measured with a HPGe detector. The growth and decay of 186)Ta γ-rays has been observed, which indicates the (186)Hf as a parent of 186Ta were produced. The half-life of 186Hf has been determined to be (2.6±1.2)min.