High-statistics measurement of the β-delayed α spectrum of 20Na

A measurement of the 20Na β-delayed alpha spectrum with a high-granularity setup has allowed the decay scheme to be revised on several points. Three new transitions of low intensity are found at low α -particle energy. An R-matrix fit of the complete spectrum gives an improved description of the decay and indicates feeding to the broad 2+ α-cluster state close to 9MeV. c Societa Italiana di Fisica / Springer-Verlag 2013