Eur. Phys. J. A (2000) 8: 295-297
https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500070082

Short Note

The new isotope ²¹⁷U

¹ Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, JINR, 141980, Dubna, Russia
² Institute of Nuclear Physics, National Nuclear Centre, 480082, Almaty, Kazakhstan

^* e-mail: eremin@sunvas.jinr.ru

Received: 18 May 2000
Revised: 14 June 2000
Published online: 15 September 2000

Abstract

The new neutron deficient isotope ²¹⁷U was produced in the bombardment of the ¹⁸²W target with ⁴⁰Ar ions and identified using a recoil-α-α correlation method. The α-decay energy and the half-life of ²¹⁷U were determined to be 8005 ± 20 keV and 15.6 _−5.7 ^+21.3 ms, respectively.