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

Autor: Pietralla N., Walz C., Scheit H., Aumann T., Lefol R., Ponomarev V.Yu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 107, p 03002 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201610703002
Popis: 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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