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β-decay study of150Er,152Yb, and156Yb: Candidates for a monoenergetic neutrino beam facility

V. WittmanA. PłochockiK. P. RykaczewskiJ. AgramuntW. HüllerK. BurkardMargareta HellströmD. Cano-ottJ. J. ValienteH. GraweA. BlazhevB. RubioI. MukhaR. KirchnerA. GadeaM. E. Estévez AguadoM. GierlikC. EspinozaJ. BernabeuL. BatistJ. L. TainZ. JanasR. CollatzJ. DöringAlejandro AlgoraE. RoecklE. NacherM. KarnyF. V. MorozC. Plettner

subject

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsTotal absorption spectroscopyAbsorption spectroscopyElectron captureNuclear Theorychemistry.chemical_elementBeta decayErbiumNuclear physicsmedicine.anatomical_structurechemistryBeta (plasma physics)medicinePhysics::Accelerator PhysicsHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNucleusBeam (structure)

description

The beta decays of ^{150}Er, ^{152}Yb, and ^{156}Yb nuclei are investigated using the total absorption spectroscopy technique. These nuclei can be considered possible candidates for forming the beam of a monoenergetic neutrino beam facility based on the electron capture (EC) decay of radioactive nuclei. Our measurements confirm that for the cases studied, the EC decay proceeds mainly to a single state in the daughter nucleus.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.84.034304