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AUTHOR
O. Civitarese
Questioning model-independent estimates of 2 νββ decay rates
Abstract In this work we discuss the validity of recently published results, by Rumyantsev and Urin, concerning nuclear matrix elements of the two-neutrino double-beta decay transitions. These authors claim that these matrix elements can be calculated in a model-independent way. We have re-analyzed their results and extended their formalism to account for proton-neutron correlations at the QRPA level of approximation. We have found that the formalism fails in describing the double beta decay observables.
Experimental study of 100Tc β decay with total absorption γ -ray spectroscopy
The β decay of 100Tc has been studied by using the total absorption γ -ray spectroscopy technique at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line facility in Jyväskylä. In this work the new Decay Total Absorption γ -ray Spectrometer in coincidence with a cylindrical plastic β detector has been employed. The β intensity to the ground state obtained from the analysis is in good agreement with previous high-resolution measurements. However, differences in the feeding to the first-excited state as well as weak feeding to a new level at high excitation energy have been deduced from this experiment. Theoretical calculations performed in the quasiparticle random-phase approximation framework are also r…
Electron capture decay of116Inand nuclear structure of doubleβdecays
Quasiparticle-random-phase-approximation (QRPA) calculations of double $\ensuremath{\beta}$ decays have not been able to reproduce data in the $A=100$ system. We propose the $A=116$ system---because of its smaller deformation---as a simpler system to test QRPA calculations. We present results of two experiments we performed, which determine the electron-capture-decay branch of ${}^{116}\mathrm{In}$ to be $(2.27\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.63)\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}2}%$, from which we deduce $\mathrm{log}{ft=4.39}_{\ensuremath{-}0.15}^{+0.10}$. We present QRPA calculations and compare their predictions to experimental data. Finally we use these calculations to…
Universal features of the nuclear matrix elements governing the mass sector of the 0νββ decay
In this work we report on manifest universal features found in the nuclear matrix elements which govern the mass sector of the neutrinoless double beta decay. The results are based on the analysis of the calculated matrix elements corresponding to the decays of 76Ge, 82Se, 100Mo, and 116Cd. The results suggest a dominance of few low-lying nuclear states of few multipoles in these matrix elements. Dedicated charge-exchange reactions could be used to probe these key states to determine experimentally the value of the nuclear matrix element.
Experimental study of $^{100}$Tc $\beta$ decay with total absorption $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy
International audience; The β decay of Tc100 has been studied by using the total absorption γ-ray spectroscopy technique at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line facility in Jyväskylä. In this work the new Decay Total Absorption γ-ray Spectrometer in coincidence with a cylindrical plastic β detector has been employed. The β intensity to the ground state obtained from the analysis is in good agreement with previous high-resolution measurements. However, differences in the feeding to the first-excited state as well as weak feeding to a new level at high excitation energy have been deduced from this experiment. Theoretical calculations performed in the quasiparticle random-phase approximatio…
Strength of J(pi)=1(+) Gamow-Teller and isovector spin monopole transitions in double-beta-decay triplets
In this work we study systematically the energetics and intensity distributions of Gamow-Teller (GT ± )and isovector spin monopole (IVSM ± ) transitions from the ground states of the pairs ( 76 Ge, 76 Se), ( 82 Se, 82 Kr), ( 100 Mo, 100 Ru), ( 116 Cd, 116 Sn), ( 128 Te, 128 Xe), ( 130 Te, 130 Xe), and ( 136 Xe, 136 Ba), of double-beta-decay initial and final nuclei, to the J π = 1 + excited states of the intermediate odd-odd nuclei 76 As, 82 Br, 100 Tc, 116 In, 128 , 130 I, and 136 Cs. We use a proton-neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) theory framework with the Bonn-A two-body interaction in large no-core single-particle valence bases. Our studies indicate that the GT −…
Study of the $��$-decay of $^{100}$Tc with Total Absorption $��$-Ray Spectroscopy
The \b{eta}-decay of 100 Tc has been studied using the Total Absorption ��-Ray Spectroscopy technique at IGISOL. In this work the new DTAS spectrometer in coincidence with a cylindrical plastic \b{eta} detector has been employed. The \b{eta}-intensity to the ground state obtained from the analysis is in good agreement with previous high-resolution measurements. However, differences in the feeding to the first excited state as well as weak feeding to a new level at high excitation energy have been deduced from this experiment. Theoretical calculations performed in the quasiparticle random- phase approximation (QRPA) framework are also reported. Comparison of these calculations with our measu…
Study of the $\beta$-decay of $^{100}$Tc with Total Absorption $\gamma$-Ray Spectroscopy
The \b{eta}-decay of 100 Tc has been studied using the Total Absorption {\gamma}-Ray Spectroscopy technique at IGISOL. In this work the new DTAS spectrometer in coincidence with a cylindrical plastic \b{eta} detector has been employed. The \b{eta}-intensity to the ground state obtained from the analysis is in good agreement with previous high-resolution measurements. However, differences in the feeding to the first excited state as well as weak feeding to a new level at high excitation energy have been deduced from this experiment. Theoretical calculations performed in the quasiparticle random- phase approximation (QRPA) framework are also reported. Comparison of these calculations with our…
Systematic QRPA study of β− and decay transitions to excited states of 110–114Cd and 114–122Sn
Abstract A systematic study of the β− and β + EC decay transitions of odd-odd nuclei into the ground state, first excited quadrupole state (21+) and the two-quadrupole-phonon triplet (02ph+, 22ph+ and 42ph+) of the final even-even nuclei 110–114Cd and 114–122Sn is performed. In these cases the states of the even-even nucleus are fed both by β− as well as β + EC decay transitions of the two adjacent double-odd nuclei. Such exceptional circumstances help to study the β− and β + EC Gamow-Teller decay on equal footing starting from the predictions of the combined QRPA and pn-QRPA theories. In addition, the differences between the QRPA and the QTDA predictions are discussed. The present approach…
Effects of orbital occupation on 0νββ nuclear matrix element
We have used the recently measured neutron occupancies in the 76 Ge and 76 Se nuclei as a guideline to define the neutron quasiparticle states in the 1p0f0g shell. The adjacent odd-mass nuclei help define the corresponding proton quasiparticle states. We insert the obtained quasiparticles in a proton-neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation (pnQRPA) calculation of the nuclear matrix element of the neutrinoless double beta (0 νββ ) decay of 76 Ge. It is found that the resulting value of the 0 νββ matrix element is not far from the recently reported shell-model result.
Extracting information on the decays from the decays
Abstract We have analyzed the relation between the two-neutrino ( 2 ν β β ) and neutrinoless ( 0 ν β β ) double beta decays of 76Ge, 82Se, 100Mo, and 116Cd. The relevant nuclear matrix elements have been calculated by using the proton–neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation (pn-QRPA) with realistic two-body interactions. The dependence of the calculated matrix elements on the strength g pp of the particle–particle part of the proton–neutron two-body interaction is investigated. Recently a procedure was proposed where data on 2 ν β β -decay half-lives could be used to derive appropriate values of g pp for calculating the 0 ν β β -decay matrix elements. Following this procedure, we h…
Muon-electron lepton-flavor-violating transitions : Shell-model calculations of transitions in 27Al
In this paper we present the results of large-scale shell-model calculations of muon-to-electron lepton-flavorviolating transitions for the case of the target nucleus 27Al. We extend the previous shell-model calculations, done in the sd model space, by including also the p orbitals in order to see whether the negative-parity states produce any significant effect in the conversion rate. The analysis of the results shows the dominance of coherent transitions mediated by isovector operators and going by the ground state of the target, with practically null influence of excited positive- or negative-parity states. peerReviewed
Perturbative analysis of the 2νββ decays of 100Mo and 116Cd
We have performed a theoretical analysis of the ground-state-to-ground-state transitions in 100Mo and 116Cd, based on the quasiparticle random-phase approximation and on a straightforward perturbative scheme. The results show that the single-state dominance found in the realistic calculations of the nuclear matrix elements, which is consistent with data, can be viewed as a result of the interference between few two-quasiparticle configurations.
Estimation of bounds for left-right mixing from nuclear double beta decay processes
Abstract Nuclear matrix elements, extracted from a systematic calculation of neutrinoless double beta decay rates for 0 + g.s →o + g.s transitions in 76 Ge, 82 Se, 128 Te, 130 Te and 136 Xe, have been used to compute bounds on the left-right mixing angle ζ of the weak currents. The parameters of the nuclear model have been fixed by calculating the corresponding two-neutrino double beta decay half lives. The present analysis favours a mixing of the order of |tanξ| −3 which is to be compared with those obtained in muon decay (|tan ξ | ⩽ 0.035) and in supernova (|tan ξ | ⩽ 10 −5 ) analysis. It shows that nuclear structure calculations yield estimates on ξ which complement the existing data.