Internal conversion electrons and gamma-rays emitted in the decays of the neutron deficient gold isotopes with mass numbers 186--189 have been studied with a double focussing beta-ray spectrometer and a Ge(Li)detector. Multipolarities for the strongest transitions have been deduced. A revised level scheme for lS9pt is proposed. The haft-lives of 186Au, 188Au and 189Au are found to be (10.7__ 0.5), (9.0_+ 0.4) and (28.6_+ 1.0) minutes respectively.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.