First observation of the competitive double-gamma (“γγ/γ”) decay process

  • First observation of the competitive double-γ decay process is presented. It is a second-order electromagnetic decay mode. The 662-keV decay transition from the 11/2− isomer of 137Ba to its ground state proceeds at a fraction of 2 × 10−6 by simultaneous emission of two γ quanta instead of one. The observed angular correlation and energy distribution of coincident γ quanta are well described by a dominant M2 – E2 and a minor E3 – M1 contribution to the double-γ decay branch. The data were well accounted for by a calculation using the Quasiparticle Phonon Model.

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Author:Norbert PietrallaORCiDGND, Christopher WalzGND, Heiko ScheitORCiDGND, Thomas AumannORCiDGND, Ronan Lefol, V. Ju. PonomarevGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-706102
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201610703002
ISSN:2100-014X
Parent Title (English):The European physical journal. Web of Conferences
Publisher:EDP Sciences
Place of publication:Les Ulis
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2016/01/19
Date of first Publication:2016/01/19
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:International Conference on Nuclear Structure and Related Topics (NSRT15)
Release Date:2022/11/14
Volume:107
Issue:art. 03002
Article Number:03002
Page Number:6
First Page:1
Last Page:6
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This work was partially supported also by the Helmholtz International Center for FAIR (HIC for FAIR) funded within the LOEWE initiative of the State of Hesse.
HeBIS-PPN:505731711
Institutes:Physik / Physik
Forschungscluster / ELEMENTS
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International