Direct observation of two protons in the decay of $^{54}$Zn
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Physical Review Letters. 2011, vol. 107, p. 102502
American Physical Society
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The two protons emitted in the decay of 54Zn have been individually observed for the rst time in a Time Projection Chamber. The total decay energy and the half-life measured in this work agree with the results obtained in ...Leer más >
The two protons emitted in the decay of 54Zn have been individually observed for the rst time in a Time Projection Chamber. The total decay energy and the half-life measured in this work agree with the results obtained in a previous experiment. Angular and energy correlations between the two protons are determined and compared to theoretical distributions of a three-body model. Within the shell model framework, the relative decay probabilities show a strong contribution of the p2 con guration for the two-proton emission. After 45Fe, the present result on 54Zn constitutes only the second case of a direct observation of the ground state two-proton decay of a long-lived isotope.< Leer menos
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