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The ground state and an isomeric state of139Sm have been identified witht m1/2 =9.5 ± 1.0 s andt g1/2 =2.6 ± 0.3 min. The isomeric decay scheme is presented. It extends the chain of isomers withN=77. The distance between thed 3/2 andh 11/2-levels reaches a maximum forZ=60. This maximum is much more pronounced than expected from previous theoretical considerations and from systematic trends in theN=81 and 79 chains.
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van Klinken, J., Göring, S., Habs, D. et al. 139Sm, a new nuclide of relevance for the systematics of theN=77 isomers. Z. Physik 246, 369–375 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02115801
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