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Author Watanabe, H. et al; Montaner-Piza, A.
Title Impact of shell evolution on Gamow-Teller beta decay from a high-spin long-lived isomer in Ag-127 Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 823 Issue Pages 136766 - 6pp
Keywords Shell evolution; Gamow-Teller beta decay; Isomer; Ag-127; Radioactive isotope beam
Abstract The change of the shell structure in atomic nuclei, so-called “nuclear shell evolution”, occurs due to changes of major configurations through particle-hole excitations inside one nucleus, as well as due to variation of the number of constituent protons or neutrons. We have investigated how the shell evolution affects Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions that dominate the beta decay in the region below Sn-132 using the newly obtained experimental data on a long-lived isomer in Ag-127. The T-1/2 = 67.5(9) ms isomer has been identified with a spin and parity of (27/2(+)) at an excitation energy of 1942(-20)(+14) keV, and found to decay via an internal transition of an E3 character, which competes with the dominant beta-decay branches towards the high-spin states in Cd-127. The underlying mechanism of a strong GT transition from the Ag-127 isomer is discussed in terms of configuration-dependent optimization of the effective single-particle energies in the framework of a shell-model approach.
Address [Watanabe, H.] Beihang Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China, Email: hiroshi@ribf.riken.jp
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Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN (up) 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000719296400003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5041
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Author Vitez-Sveiczer, A. et al; Algora, A.; Morales, A.I.; Rubio, B.; Agramunt, J.; Guadilla, V.; Montaner-Piza, A.; Orrigo, S.E.A.
Title The beta-decay of Kr-70 into Br-70: Restoration of the pseudo-SU(4) symmetry Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 830 Issue Pages 137123 - 8pp
Keywords Beta decay of Kr-70; pn pairing; GT strength distribution; Pseudo-SU(4) symmetry; QRPA calculations
Abstract The beta-decay of the even-even nucleus Kr-70 with Z=N+2, has been investigated at the Radioactive Ion Beam Factory (RIBF) of the RIKEN Nishina Center using the BigRIPS fragment separator, the ZeroDegree Spectrometer, the WAS3ABI implantation station and the EURICA HPGe cluster array. Fifteen gamma-rays associated with the beta-decay of( 70)Kr into Br-70 have been identified for the first time, defining ten populated states below E-exc=3300 keV. The half-life of Kr-70 was derived with increased precision and found to be t(1/2)=45.19 +/- 0.14 ms. The beta-delayed proton emission probability has also been determined as epsilon(p)=0.545(23)%. An increase in the beta-strength to the yrast 1(+) state in comparison with the heaviest Z=N+2 system studied so far (Ge-62 decay) is observed that may indicate increased np correlations in the T=0 channel. The beta-decay strength deduced from the results is interpreted in terms of the proton-neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation (pnQRPA) and also with a schematic model that includes isoscalar and isovector pairing in addition to quadrupole deformation. The application of this last model indicates an approximate realization of pseudo-SU(4) symmetry in this system.
Address [Vitez-Sveiczer, A.; Algora, A.; Morales, A., I; Rubio, B.; Agramunt, J.; Guadilla, V; Montaner-Piza, A.; Orrigo, S. E. A.; Gelletly, W.] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: algora@ific.uv.es;
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Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (up) 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000832707200002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5316
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Author Tain, J.L. et al; Algora, A.; Estevez, E.; Rubio, B.; Valencia, E.; Jordan, D.
Title Beta Decay Studies of Neutron Rich Nuclei Using Total Absorption Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Delayed Neutron Measurements Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of the Korean Physical Society Abbreviated Journal J. Korean Phys. Soc.
Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 1499-1502
Keywords Beta decay; Delayed neutron emission; Total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy; Neutron detectors; Nuclear technology; Nuclear astrophysics
Abstract A complete characterisation of the beta-decay of neutron-rich nuclei can be obtained from the measurement of beta-delayed gamma rays and, whenever the process is energetically possible, beta-delayed neutrons. The accurate determination of the beta-intensity distribution and the beta-delayed neutron emission probability is of great relevance in the fields of reactor technology and nuclear astrophysics. A programme for combined measurements using the total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy technique and both neutron counters and neutron time-of-flight spectrometers is presented.
Address [Tain, JL; Algora, A; Estevez, E; Rubio, B; Valencia, E; Jordan, D] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: tain@ific.uv.es
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Publisher Korean Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (up) 0374-4884 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000294080700010 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 730
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Author Yoshida, T.; Hagura, N.; Umezu, R.; Algora, A.; Tain, J.L.; Jordan, D.; Tachibana, T.
Title Impact of TAGS Measurement on FP Decay Data and Decay Heat Calculations Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of the Korean Physical Society Abbreviated Journal J. Korean Phys. Soc.
Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 1543-1546
Keywords Fission product; Decay data; JENDL; Beta decay; TAGS; Gross theory; Pandemonium
Abstract Nuclear level schemes are usually constructed from the high-resolution data of the gamma-ray transitions which immediately follow the beta-decay of their parents. It is recognized that this procedure may lead to the “pandemonium problem”. If we use the decay data suffering from the pandemonium problem for the decay heat calculations the beta-ray component will be overestimated and the gamma-ray component underestimated. The beta-feeding data obtained by the total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy (TAGS) is proved to be free from this problem. In the case of the Japanese data base for the FP decay heat calculation, the theoretical values based on the gross theory of beta-decay are widely introduced to circumvent the pandemonium problem. The gross theory, however, is not good at describing any beta-transition exclusively concentrating to a single level in the daughter nucleus. The TAGS method is also proved to be able to save this situation. Further, we have to change our comprehension over the currently published decay schemes.
Address [Yoshida, T; Hagura, N; Umezu, R] Tokyo City Univ, Fac Engn, Tokyo 1585778, Japan, Email: tyoshida@tcu.ac.jp
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Publisher Korean Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (up) 0374-4884 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000294080700022 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 732
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Author Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Menendez, J.; Mezzetto, M.; Monrabal, F.; Sorel, M.
Title The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Rivista del Nuovo Cimento Abbreviated Journal Riv. Nuovo Cimento
Volume 46 Issue Pages 619-692
Keywords Neutrinos; Majorana; Double-beta decay; Nuclear matrix elements
Abstract Neutrinos are the only particles in the Standard Model that could be Majorana fermions, that is, completely neutral fermions that are their own antiparticles. The most sensitive known experimental method to verify whether neutrinos are Majorana particles is the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay. The last 2 decades have witnessed the development of a vigorous program of neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments, spanning several isotopes and developing different strategies to handle the backgrounds masking a possible signal. In addition, remarkable progress has been made in the understanding of the nuclear matrix elements of neutrinoless double-beta decay, thus reducing a substantial part of the theoretical uncertainties affecting the particle-physics interpretation of the process. On the other hand, the negative results by several experiments, combined with the hints that the neutrino mass ordering could be normal, may imply very long lifetimes for the neutrinoless double-beta decay process. In this report, we review the main aspects of such process, the recent progress on theoretical ideas and the experimental state of the art. We then consider the experimental challenges to be addressed to increase the sensitivity to detect the process in the likely case that lifetimes are much longer than currently explored, and discuss a selection of the most promising experimental efforts.
Address [Gomez-Cadenas, Juan Jose; Monrabal, Francesc] Donostia Int Phys Ctr, ERC Basque Excellence Res Ctr, Donostia San Sebastian 20018, Spain, Email: jjgomezcadenas@dipc.org
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Publisher Springernature Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (up) 0393-697x ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001151173800001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5915
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