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GENERAL: See also Table 14.13 [Table of Energy Levels] (in PDF or PS).

Mass of ¹⁴O: The mass excess of ¹⁴O is 12.149 ± 0.007 MeV, based on the threshold energy of the ¹²C(³He, n)¹⁴O reaction (BR57) and on the Wapstra masses (WA55C) for ¹²C, ³He and n. The binding energies of a proton, alpha particle, ³He-particle and deuteron in ¹⁴O are, respectively, 4.621, 10.25, 17.563 and 22.58 MeV. In terms of the Mattauch masses (MA56M), the mass excess obtained by (BR57) is 12.146 ± 0.0065 MeV.

1. 14O(β+)14N

Qm = 5.147

The decay proceeds primarily (99.4 ± 0.1 %) (SH55D) to the J = 0⁺; T = 1 first excited state of ¹⁴N: E_β⁺(max) = 1.835 ± 0.008 (GE54); 1.830 ± 0.030 MeV (PE54A); E_γ = 2.30 ± 0.03 MeV (SH53A). Using Q for ¹²C(³He, n)¹⁴O = 1.1585, ¹⁴N* = 2.313 ± 0.005, and mass excess of (MA56M), (BR57) calculate E_β⁺(max) = 1.8097 ± 0.0078. The positron spectrum has an allowed shape (GE54). The half-life is 72.1 ± 0.4 sec (GE54), ft = 3088 ± 56 sec (BR57); see also (GE58). The direct ground state transition occurs in (0.60 ± 0.10)% of the cases: ft = (2.0 ± 0.3) x 10⁷ sec. The corresponding matrix element is about 50 times larger than that for ¹⁴C(β^-)¹⁴N. Explicit wave functions for ¹⁴O, ¹⁴N, and ¹⁴C are derived (SH55D: see also (JA54A, EL56B, VI57). A slight deviation from linearity in the Kurie plot is predicted by (VI57, GO58C). The polarization of the positrons has been studied by (GE58D). See also (SH57B, BE58E, GE58B, MA58C, SU58; theor.).

2. 10B(6Li, 2n)14O

Qm = 1.988

See (NO57A).

3. 12C(3He, n)14O	Qm = -1.159
	Ethresh. = 1.4496 ± 0.0028 MeV;
	Q0 = -1.1585 ± 0.003 MeV (BR57).

This reaction has been studied from threshold to E(³He) = 2.7 MeV (BR57: see ¹⁵O). (BU56A) report a tentative threshold value of E(³He) = 1.435 MeV; Q = -1.148 ± 0.004 (WA58C).

4. 14N(p, n)14O

Qm = -5.930

At E_p = 17.3 MeV, neutron groups are observed to the ground state and to broad or unresolved states of ¹⁴O at ~ 6.2, 7.5 and 9.3 MeV (AJ54). See also (BO58).