Mean Lifetime of the 1612 keV Level in 37Ar
The recoil-distance method was used to measure the mean lifetime of the [Formula: see text], 1612 keV level in 37Ar. The level was populated via the 34S(α,n)37Ar reaction at Eα = 7.9 MeV. The mean lifetime was found to be 6.47 ± 0.22 ns.