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Vanadium-44

Properties and data of the isotope 44V.


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See also: List of individual Vanadium isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Vanadium-44; V-44Symbol:44V or 4423VMass number A:44 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:23 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:21Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):0.91304347826087 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):-2Isotopic mass:43.97411(19) u (atomic weight of Vanadium-44)Nuclide mass:43.9614929 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-24.11638 MeVMass defect:0.387828972 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:361.26036044 MeV (per nucleus)
8.21046274 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 14.27(19) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 2.08(18) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:111(7) msDecay constant λ:6.2445691942337 s-1Specific activity α:8.551776186768 × 10+22 Bq g-1
2311290861288.9 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
(2)+Mirror nucleus:Scandium-44Year of discovery:1971

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 111(7) ms respectively 1.11 × 10-1 seconds s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
β+44Ti> 99.9 %13.43(18) MeV
EC, α40Ca< 0.1 %

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: 44Cr.

 

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
44mV270 keV150(3) ms(6)+

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 21) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 44) with Vanadium-44. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 21Isobar A = 44
930F
1031Ne
1132Na
1233Mg
1334Al
1435Si44Si
1536P44P
1637S44S
1738Cl44Cl
1839Ar44Ar
1940K44K
2041Ca44Ca
2142Sc44Sc
2243Ti44Ti
2344V44V
2445Cr44Cr
2546Mn44Mn
2647Fe
2748Co
2849Ni

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 44V

 


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