scholarly journals Beta Decay Studies of Nuclides in the Heavy Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
M.K. Preethi Rajan ◽  
R.K. Biju R.K. Biju ◽  
K.P. Santhosh K.P. Santhosh
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Empirical Formula ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Mass Number ◽  
Neutron Number ◽  
Q Value ◽  
Β Decay ◽  
Z Value

In the present work we studied the β-decay of various isotopes in the heavy region using the empirical formula of Fiset and Nix. It is found from the half-life that as the neutron number increases the possibility of β-decay increases. From the dependence of beta decay half-life on neutron number of parent and Q-value, we modified empirical formula of Fiset and Nix for beta decay half-life. We also developed an empirical formula for the Z-value of most stable isobar against β-decay. From the study of mass parabola for different isobars with mass number ranging from 200-223 it was found that the lowest point in the parabola, which is the Z-value of most stable isobar against β-decay, matches well with our formula predictions.

scholarly journals Results from the Cuore Experiment †

Universe ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Caminata ◽  
Douglas Adams ◽  
Chris Alduino ◽  
Krystal Alfonso ◽  
Frank Avignone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Energy Resolution ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Precise Measurement ◽  
Region Of Interest ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Effective Energy ◽  
Β Decay ◽  
Compact Structure

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first bolometric experiment searching for neutrinoless double beta decay that has been able to reach the 1-ton scale. The detector consists of an array of 988 TeO 2 crystals arranged in a cylindrical compact structure of 19 towers, each of them made of 52 crystals. The construction of the experiment was completed in August 2016 and the data taking started in spring 2017 after a period of commissioning and tests. In this work we present the neutrinoless double beta decay results of CUORE from examining a total TeO 2 exposure of 86.3 kg yr , characterized by an effective energy resolution of 7.7 keV FWHM and a background in the region of interest of 0.014 counts / ( keV kg yr ) . In this physics run, CUORE placed a lower limit on the decay half-life of neutrinoless double beta decay of 130 Te > 1.3 · 10 25 yr (90% C.L.). Moreover, an analysis of the background of the experiment is presented as well as the measurement of the 130 Te 2 ν β β decay with a resulting half-life of T 1 / 2 2 ν = [ 7.9 ± 0.1 ( stat . ) ± 0.2 ( syst . ) ] × 10 20 yr which is the most precise measurement of the half-life and compatible with previous results.

Prediction of alpha-decay energy and decay half-life for unknown superheavy nuclei using resonances of exactly solvable α+nucleus potential

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Arati Devi ◽  
Basudeb Sahu ◽  
I. Mehrotra
Keyword(s):  
Half Life ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Theoretical Method ◽  
Decay Chain ◽  
Alpha Decay ◽  
Neutron Number ◽  
Superheavy Nuclei ◽  
Decay Energy ◽  
Q Value ◽  
Exactly Solvable

Predictions of the results of alpha-decay energy (Q-value) and decay half-life (t1/2) are made for experimentally unknown alpha decaying systems of superheavy nuclei. Following a theoretical method proposed recently by B. Sahu, the calculations are performed using the analytical expression of the potential that simulates the nuclear+Coulomb potential of the α + daughter nucleus system. The Q-value considered as resonance energy is calculated using the behavior of the wave function, and the t1/2 is expressed analytically using the exact solutions of the potential. A global formula for the potential parameter as a function of neutron number in a given isotopic chain of nuclei is developed for the calculation of Q and t1/2. Calculations of the latter two quantities are made for the decay chain of newly discovered superheavy elements 294117, 293117, and for the isotopic chains of Z = 74 and 102. Predictions of the same parameters are made for Z = 113 and some other still unknown superheavy nuclei. It is observed that the global formula works well in evaluating correct results of Q and t1/2 for various alpha emitters.

scholarly journals Precise Half-Life Values for Two-Neutrino Double-β Decay: 2020 Review

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Barabash
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Matrix Elements ◽  
Β Decay ◽  
Double Electron ◽  
Double Β Decay ◽  
Life Values ◽  
Positive Results

All existing positive results on two-neutrino double beta decay and two-neutrino double electron capture in different nuclei have been analyzed. Weighted average and recommended half-life values for 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 96Zr, 100Mo, 100Mo - 100Ru (01+), 116Cd, 128Te, 130Te, 136Xe, 150Nd, 150Nd - 150Sm (01+), 238U, 78Kr, 124Xe and 130Ba have been obtained. Given the measured half-life values, effective nuclear matrix elements for all these transitions were calculated.

scholarly journals Result on the Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Search of 82Se with the CUPID-0 Experiment

Universe ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Fabio Bellini ◽  
Oscar Azzolini ◽  
Maria Teresa Barrera ◽  
Jeffrey Beeman ◽  
Mattia Beretta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Particle Identification ◽  
Large Array ◽  
Β Decay ◽  
Total Exposure ◽  
Stringent Limit ◽  
Α Particles

CUPID-0 is the first large array of scintillating Zn 82 Se cryogenic calorimeters (bolometers) implementing particle identification for the search of the neutrinoless double beta decay (0 ν β β ). The detector consists of 24 enriched Zn 82 Se bolometers for a total 82 Se mass of 5.28 kg and it has been taking data in the underground LNGS (Italy) since March 2017. In this article we show how the dual read-out provides a powerful tool for the α particles rejection. The simultaneous use of the heat and light information allows us to reduce the background down to (3.2 − 1.1 + 1.3 )×10 − 3 counts/(keV kg year), an unprecedented level for cryogenic calorimeters. In a total exposure of 5.46 kg year Zn 82 Se we set the most stringent limit on the 0 ν β β decay 82 Se half-life T 1 / 2 0 ν > 4.0 × 10 24 year at 90% C.I.

Tensor correlations and the β-decay half-life of 132Sn

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. O. Sushenok ◽  
A. P. Severyukhin
Keyword(s):  
Half Life ◽  
Β Decay

A measurement of the double beta decay half-life of 48Ca

1996 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 213-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Balysh ◽  
A. De Silva ◽  
V.I. Lebedev ◽  
K. Lou ◽  
M.K. Moe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Double Beta Decay

scholarly journals Theoretical Study on the Formation of 1-neutron and 2-neutron Halo Nuclei via Decay of Elements in Super-Heavy Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
R.K. Biju ◽  
K. Prathapan ◽  
K.P. Anjali
Keyword(s):  
Half Life ◽  
Neutron Number ◽  
Halo Nuclei ◽  
Neutron Halo ◽  
Experimental Limit ◽  
Proximity Potential ◽  
Deformed Nuclei ◽  
Halo Structure ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
Neutron Shell Closure

The possibility for the existence of 1-neutron and 2-neutron halo nuclei through the decay of even-even nuclei 270-316116, 272-318118 and 278-320120 in the super-heavy region is studied within the frame work of the Coulomb and Proximity Potential Model (CPPM). Halo structure in neutron rich nuclei with Z<=20  is identified by calculating the neutron separation energies and on the basis of potential energy considerations. The 1n + core configuration of proposed 1-neutron halo nuclei between z=10  and Z=20 is found shifted to 2n + core configuration in higher angular momentum states. The calculation of half-life of decay is performed by considering the proposed halo nuclei as spherical cluster and as deformed nuclei with a rms radius. Except for 15C, the half-life of decay is found decreased when the rms radius is considered. Only the 1-neutron halo nuclei 26F and 55Ca showed half-lives of decay which are less than the experimental limit. None of the proposed 2-neutron halo nuclei have shown a half-life of decay lower than the experimental limit. Also, the probability for the emission of neutron halo nuclei is found to be less in super-heavy region when compared with the clusters of same isotope family. Further, neutron shell closure at neutron numbers 150, 164 and 184 is identified form the plot of  log10 T1/2 verses the neutron number of parents. The plots of Q-1/2 verses log10 T1/2 and -ln P verses log10 T1/2 for various halo nuclei emitted from the super-heavy elements are found to be linear showing that Geiger-Nuttall law is applicable to the emission of neutron halo also.

The threshold energy for the 34S(p, n)34Cl reaction and the Q-value of the 34Cl superallowed beta decay

1977 ◽  
Vol 279 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.H. Barker ◽  
R.E. White ◽  
H. Naylor ◽  
N.S. Wyatt
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Threshold Energy ◽  
Q Value

Beta-decay half-lives of the extremely neutron-rich nuclei in the closed-shell N = 50, 82, 126 groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Kim Uyen ◽  
Kyung Yuk Chae ◽  
NgocDuy Nguyen ◽  
DuyLy Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Half Life ◽  
Random Phase ◽  
Closed Shell ◽  
Decay Rates ◽  
Magic Numbers ◽  
Β Decay ◽  
R Process ◽  
Neutron Rich Isotopes ◽  
Semi Empirical ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The β--decay half-lives of extremely neutron-rich nuclei are important for understanding nucleosynthesis in the r-process. However, most of their half-lives are unknown or very uncertain, leading to the need for reliable calculations. In this study, we updated the coefficients in recent semi-empirical formulae using the newly updated mass (AME2020) and half-life (NUBASE2020) databases to improve the accuracy of the half-life prediction. In particular, we developed a new empirical model for better calculations of the β--decay half-lives of isotopes ranging in Z = 10 – 80 and N = 15-130. We examined the β--decay half-lives of the extremely neutron-rich isotopes at and around the neutron magic numbers of N = 50, 82, and 126 using either five different semi-empirical models or finite-range droplet model and quasi-particle random phase approximation (FRDM+QRPA) method. The β--decay rates derived from the estimated half-lives were used in calculations to evaluate the impact of the half-life uncertainties of the investigated nuclei on the abundance of the r-process. The results show that the half-lives mostly range in 0.001 < T1/2 < 100 s for the nuclei with a ratio of N/Z < 1.9; however, they differ significantly for those with the ratio of N/Z > 1.9. The half-life differences among the models were found to range from a few factors (for N/Z < 1.9 nuclei) to four orders of magnitude (for N/Z > 1.9). These discrepancies lead to a large uncertainty, which is up to four orders of magnitude, in the r-process abundance of isotopes. We also found that the multiple-reflection time-of-flight (MR-TOF) technique is preferable for precise mass measurements because its measuring timescale applies to the half-lives of the investigated nuclei. Finally, the results of this study are useful for studies on the β-decay of unstable isotopes and astrophysical simulations.

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