Rare βp decays in light nuclei

2012/11/09 by M. J. G. Borge, L. M. Fraile, H. O. U. Fynbo +9 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear physics #Nuclear physics research studies #Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #nucl-ex #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0954-3899/40/3/035109

published as J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 40 (2013) 035109 · 11 pages, 3 figures

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Abstract

Beta-delayed proton emission may occur at very low rates in the decays of the light nuclei Be-11 and B-8. This paper explores the potential physical significance of such decays, estimates their rates and reports on first attempts to detect them: an experiment at ISOLDE/CERN gives a branching ratio for Be-11 of ( 2.5 +/- 2.5) x 10(-6) and an experiment at JYFL a 95% confidence upper limit of 2.6 x 10(-5) for B-8.

Citations

• Nuclear structure at the proton drip line: Advances with nuclear decay studies

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