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Information about Cesium-118:

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    Mass-Energy Data:

    Atomic Mass:117.926555±0.000014amu
    Excess Mass (Δ):-68.413676±0.013005MeV
    Binding Energy:977.800330±0.013006MeV
    β- Decay Energy:-6.413000±0.503000MeV #
"The 1995 update to the atomic mass evaluation" by G.Audi and A.H.Wapstra, Nuclear Physics A595 vol. 4 p.409-480, December 25, 1995.
Radioactive Decay Data:

  • Spin: 2
  • Half life: 14 s ( 14 sec., λ = 0.0495105 s-1)
  • Mode of decay:
    E.C.
    to
    118
    54
    Xe
      (Q = 9.300 MeV)
  • Mode of decay: E.C. +
    1
    1
    p+ to
    117
    53
    I
      (Q = 4.730 MeV)   Branch ratio: <0.04 %
  • Mode of decay: E.C. + α to
    114
    52
    Te
      (Q = 11.080 MeV)   Branch ratio: <0.0024 %
    Meta state at 0.000 Mev
  • Spin: 6,7,8 14
  • Half life: 17 s ( 17 sec., λ = 0.0407734 s-1)
  • Mode of decay:
    E.C.
    to
    118
    54
    Xe
      (Q = 9.300 MeV)
  • Mode of decay: E.C. +
    1
    1
    p+ to
    117
    53
    I
      (Q = 4.730 MeV)   Branch ratio: <0.04 %
  • Mode of decay: E.C. + α to
    114
    52
    Te
      (Q = 11.080 MeV)   Branch ratio: <0.0024 %
R.R.Kinsey, et al.,The NUDAT/PCNUDAT Program for Nuclear Data,paper submitted to the 9 th International Symposium of Capture-Gamma_raySpectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, Hungary, Octover 1996.Data extracted from NUDAT database (Jan. 14/1999)
Magnetic Dipole Moments and Electric Quadrupole Moments
Ex(kev)T1/2Spin    m(nm)    Q(b)    Ref. Std.MethodReference
(0)14 s2 +3.876(5) [133Cs]ABLSNP A468 1 (87)
+1.4(2) st ABLSNP A468 1 (87)
(0)17 s(6-) 5.4(11) NO/SPR C36 413 (87)
N. J. Stone, Table of Nuclear Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Moments, to be published.  2000 Courtesy of T. Burrows at BNL/NNDC.