Nucleus[1] Binding energy (MeV) g.s. Radius[3] & Deformation[4]
24195Am146   Americium
J(π)=5/2-
T1/2=432.60 y
  Experiment
[2]
Theory
[4]
Sh.corr.
[4]
Mass Excess 52.936198
(0.001794)
53.140 -2.430
BE 1817.929 1817.725
BE/A 7.543 7.542
<R2ch>1/2 = 5.8928 ± 0.0042 fm [3]
Charge-density Distribution [6]

β2= 0.237
β3= 0.000
β4= 0.086
β6= -0.024
Excited States[1]
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Known and possible Decays[1] Q-values (keV)
roman [2], italic [4]
α - decay5637.83
β- - decay-767.35
β+ - decay-1042.82
e-capture-20.82
1p - decay-4479.99
2p - decay-10954.39
1n - decay-6647.08
2n - decay-12598.59
- - decay-3097.73
β-,n-6860.63
β-,2n-14354.81
β-,d-9591.66
β-,t-10436.86
β-5417.87
β-,n,α-462.82
EC,p-6670.59
EC,2p-12215.88
EC,α5119.21
Metastable states and Resonances[1] Radiation energies (keV)[1] Thermal neutrons[1] El.-Magn. properties[5,7,8]
 
E = 2200 keV
T1/2 = 1.20 µs
SF
100%
α-energies
γ-energies
σ (b)
Capture 587.00
Fission 3.20
 
μ (nm) Q (b) E* (keV)
+4.34(5)0
+1.58(1)0
+1.61(3)0
  
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