Lifetimes and decay modes of energy levels in23Na,26Mg and26Al

Abstract
The mean lifetimes of levels in 23Na, 26Mg and 26Al have been determined by the Doppler shift attenuation method. The levels were populated by the reactions 23Na(p,p')23Na, 23Na ( alpha ,p) 26Mg and 23Na ( alpha ,n)26Al at proton bombarding energies between 3.6 and 7.0 MeV and alpha particle energies between 4.6 and 7.5 MeV. The gamma rays were detected using a Ge(Li)-NaI(Tl) anti-Compton and pair spectrometer. A discussion of the rotational band structure of the levels in 23Na below 5 MeV is given. The results for 26Mg and 26Al are compared with other recent determinations.