Phys. Rev. C 68, 044311 (2003) [8 pages]β-decay properties of 55,56TiReceived 24 June 2003; published 16 October 2003 β decay of the neutron-rich nuclides 55,56Ti has been used to populate low-energy levels of 55,56V, respectively. A half-life of 1.3±0.1 s was deduced for 55Ti, significantly longer than that determined from previous measurements. The β decay of 56Ti is characterized by a short half-life of 200±5 ms, with nearly all of the decay directly populating the 1+ ground state of 56V. The role of the spin-flip process νf5∕2→πf7∕2 in defining the β-decay properties of nuclei near N=32, including 55,56Ti, is discussed. © 2003 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.68.044311
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.68.044311
PACS:
23.40.−s, 23.20.Lv, 21.60.Cs, 27.40.+z
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