Excited Levels in 249Cm from Neutron Capture γ-Ray Measurements

Excited levels in 249Cm have been studied at Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble by measuring gamma rays and conversion electrons from neutron capture in 248Cm targets. A level scheme for 249Cm has been constructed that includes new configuration assignments for the following Nilsson model single-particle states: 1/2 [501], 1/2 [761], 3/2 [752], 1/2 [750]; the latter two configurations have not been identified before in actinide nuclei.