Decay of 101Mo and 101Tc

The energy levels of 101Tc and 101Ru have been investigated through a study of the decays of 14.6 min 101Mo and 14.0 min 101Tc. Singles gamma-ray spectra were obtained with high-resolution Ge(Li) detectors having volumes of 0.8 cm3 and 12 cm3. A 36 cm3 Ge(Li)–40 cm3 Ge(Li) coincidence spectrometer operated in a two-parameter configuration (4096 × 4096) was employed in collecting coincidence data. More than 180 gamma transitions have been observed in the two decays: 152 are definitely assigned to the decay of 101Mo, 25 to the decay of 101Tc. These gamma rays have been incorporated into level schemes involving 45 levels in 101Tc and 10 levels in 101Ru. On the basis of beta and gamma selection rules, spin–parity assignments have been suggested for many of the levels.