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Isomeric States of Molybdenum-93

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CONSIDERABLE interest has recently been focused on the 6.7-hr. isomeric state of molybdenum-93. Experiments by Alburger and Thulin1 at Stockholm, as well as the earlier work of Boyd and Charpie2, definitely assigned this isomeric state to molybdenum-93. Of the limited number of reactions leading to this state, only the 93Nb(p,n)93Mo* and the 93Nb(d,2n)93Mo* reactions have to date shown an appreciable yield1–3. Irradiation of molybdenum with pile neutrons failed to yield any evidence of the reaction 92Mo(n,γ)93Mo* (ref. 4). Similarly, irradiation with 23-MeV. bremsstrahlung from a betatron indicated negligible cross-section for the (γ,n) reaction4. However, the (n,2n) reaction3 did give some yield.

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KATZ, L., GOLDEMBERG, J. Isomeric States of Molybdenum-93. Nature 172, 723–724 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172723a0

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