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GENERAL: See also (77AJ02) and Table 16.1 [Table of Energy Levels] (in PDF or PS).

Experimental work: (AR77B, CH81E).

Theoretical work: (AL79N).

Mass of ¹⁶C: The atomic mass excess of ¹⁶C based on the ¹⁴C(t, p) Q₀ measurements of (FO77D, SE78A) and on the (WA77) masses for ¹⁴C, t and p is 13694 ± 4 keV.

1. 16C(β-)16N

Qm = 8.012

The half-life of ¹⁶C is 0.747 ± 0.008 sec: it decays to ¹⁶N*(3.34, 4.32) [both J^π = 1⁺] with branchings of 84% and 16% respectively [log ft = 3.55, 3.83]; see Table 16.2 (in PDF or PS) (AL76). See also (FO78G).

2. 14C(t, p)16C	Qm = -3.013
	Q0 = -3015 ± 8 keV (FO77D);
	Q0 = -3013 ± 4 keV (SE78A).

Observed proton groups are displayed in Table 16.3 (in PDF or PS) (FO77D, SE78A), together with the angular correlation results of (BA77QQ). The similarities in the spectra of ¹⁴C and ¹⁶C are discussed by (FO78F, SE78A). See also (FO77G, FO78G).

3. 14C(18O, 16O)16C

Qm = 6.720

See (77AJ02).