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 | | These isomeric states have, therefore, affected the course of nucleosynthesis in stars and thus, the natural abundance of the heavy elements in the Universe. |
 | | When these states ultimately decay, fundamental nuclear structure information, such as pairing correlations, residual interactions, selection rules and the stability of axially symmetric shapes, can be obtained by detecting the emitted gamma-rays using spectrometer arrays such as Euroball in Strasbourg, France and Gammasphere in California, USA. |
 | | The only difference in the structure of the high-K states in these two mass regions is in the Mass 130-140, region the isomers are built upon neutron states with neutron number N=74 and in the Mass 170-180, region these are proton states with Z=74. |
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