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Superallowed $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$ $\beta$ decay of $T =2$ $^{20}$Mg: $Q_{\textrm{EC}}$ value and $\beta\gamma$ branching
| العنوان: | Superallowed $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$ $\beta$ decay of $T =2$ $^{20}$Mg: $Q_{\textrm{EC}}$ value and $\beta\gamma$ branching |
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| المؤلفون: | Glassman, B. E., Pérez-Loureiro, D., Wrede, C., Allen, J. M., Bardayan, D. W., Bennett, M. B., Brown, B. A., Chipps, K. A., Febbraro, M., Fry, C., Hall, M. R., Hall, O., Liddick, S. N., Magilligan, A., O'Malley, P., Ong, W-J., Pain, S. D., Shidling, P., Sims, H., Thompson, P., Zhang, H. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| المجموعة: | High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Theory |
| الوصف: | \textbf{Background}: Superallowed $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$ $\beta$ decays of isospin $T=2$ nuclides can be used to test theoretical isospin symmetry breaking corrections applied to extract the CKM matrix element $V_{ud}$ from $T = 0,1$ decays by measuring precise $ft$ values and also to search for scalar currents using the $\beta-\nu$ angular correlation. Key ingredients include the $Q_{\textrm{EC}}$ value and branching of the superallowed transition and the half life of the parent. \textbf{Purpose}: To determine a precise experimental $Q_{\textrm{EC}}$ value for the superallowed $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$ $\beta$ decay of $T=2$ $^{20}$Mg and the intensity of $^{20}$Mg $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$ rays through the isobaric analog state in $^{20}$Na. \textbf{Method}: A beam of $^{20}$Mg was produced using the in-flight method and implanted into a plastic scintillator surrounded by an array of high-purity germanium detectors used to detect $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$ rays. The high-resolution $\gamma$-ray spectrum was analyzed to measure the $\gamma$-ray energies and intensities. \textbf{Results}: The intensity of $^{20}$Mg $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$ rays through the isobaric analog state in $^{20}$Na was measured to be $(1.60 \pm 0.04_{\textrm{stat}} \pm 0.15_{\textrm{syst}} \pm 0.15_{\textrm{theo}}) \times 10^{-4}$, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and theoretical, respectively. The $Q_{\textrm{EC}}$ value for the superallowed transition was determined to be $4128.7 \pm 2.2$ keV based on the measured excitation energy of $6498.4 \pm 0.2_{\textrm{stat}} \pm 0.4_{\textrm{syst}}$ keV and literature values for the ground-state masses of $^{20}$Na and $^{20}$Mg. \textbf{Conclusions}: The $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$-decay branch and $Q_{\textrm{EC}}$ value are now sufficiently precise to match or exceed the sensitivity required for current low-energy tests of the standard model. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Working Paper |
| الوصول الحر: | http://arxiv.org/abs/1910.12965Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsarx.1910.12965 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | arXiv |
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