The Ground-State Transition Width of the 7368-keV Level of ⁶⁶Zn

Abstract

A unclear resonant scattering experiment was carried out of the lead capture gamma rays from natural zinc. The ground-state transition width of the 7368-keV resonance level was measured by means of self-absorption and temperature variation. The width Γ₀ and the separation energy between source and target levels δ were found to be 0.22±0.02 eV and 8.5±_0.5^0.7 eV, respectively.