2009/01/08 by J. Stoker, J. B. Stoker, P. F. Mantica +18 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical and nuclear sciences #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Nuclear physics research studies #nucl-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevc.79.015803
published as Phys.Rev.C79:015803,2009 · Accepted for publication in PRC
arxiv created 2009/01/08 · openalex publication_date 2009/01/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2017/03/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
A half-life of 2.2 \ifmmode±\else\textpm\fi 0.2 s has been deduced for the ground-state \ensuremathβ decay of 84Mo, more than 1\ensuremathσ shorter than the previously adopted value. 84Mo is an even-even N=Z nucleus lying on the proton dripline, created during explosive hydrogen burning in type I x-ray bursts in the rapid proton capture (rp) process. The effect of the measured half-life on rp-process reaction flow is explored. Implications on theoretical treatments of nuclear deformation in 84Mo are also discussed.