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Double-β-decayQvalues ofTe130,Te128, andTe120
- Source :
- Physical Review C. 80
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- American Physical Society (APS), 2009.
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Abstract
- The double-{beta}-decay Q values of {sup 130}Te, {sup 128}Te, and {sup 120}Te have been determined from parent-daughter mass differences measured with the Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer. The {sup 132}Xe-{sup 129}Xe mass difference, which is precisely known, was also determined to confirm the accuracy of these results. The {sup 130}Te Q value was found to be 2527.01{+-}0.32 keV, which is 3.3 keV lower than the 2003 Atomic Mass Evaluation recommended value and is consistent with another recent Penning trap measurement. The {sup 128}Te and {sup 120}Te Q values were found to be 865.87{+-}1.31 and 1714.81{+-}1.25 keV, respectively. For {sup 120}Te, this reduction in uncertainty of nearly a factor of 8 opens up the possibility of using this isotope for sensitive searches for neutrinoless double-electron capture and electron capture with {beta}{sup +}emission.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Q value
Electron capture
Penning trap
Mass spectrometry
7. Clean energy
01 natural sciences
Beta decay
Atomic mass
13. Climate action
Double beta decay
0103 physical sciences
Isotopes of xenon
Atomic physics
010306 general physics
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Details
- ISSN :
- 1089490X and 05562813
- Volume :
- 80
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Review C
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f086875251a6363523335a71a506de6d