Electron assisted neutron exchange process in solid state environment

2013/12/19 by Peter G. Kalman, Péter Kálmán, Kálmán, Péter +2 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Muon and positron interactions and applications #Nuclear Physics and Applications #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1312.5498

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Abstract

Electron assisted neutron exchange process in solid state environment is investigated. It is shown that if a metal is irradiated with free electrons then the e+ _Z^A₁X+ _Z^A₂X→ e^′ + %_Z^A₁-1X+ _Z^A₂+1X+Δ electron assisted neutron exchange process has measurable probability even in the case of slow electrons of energy much less than the reaction energy Δ. The transition probability per unit time, the cross section of the process and the yield in an irradiated sample are determined in the Weisskopf and long wavelength approximations and in the single particle shell model. Numerical data for the e+ ₂₈^A₁Ni+ ₂₈^A₂Ni→ e^′ + ₂₈^A₁+1Ni+ ₂₈^A₂-1Ni+Δ and the e+ %₄₆^A₁Pd+ ₄₆^A₂Pd→ e^′ + %₄₆^A₁+1Pd+ ₄₆^A₂-1Pd+Δ electron assisted neutron exchange reactions are also presented.

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