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Degeneracy at 1871 keV in Cd112 and implications for neutrinoless double electron capture

  • K. L. Green
  • , P. E. Garrett
  • , R. A.E. Austin
  • , G. C. Ball
  • , D. S. Bandyopadhyay
  • , S. Colosimo
  • , D. Cross
  • , G. A. Demand
  • , G. F. Grinyer
  • , G. Hackman
  • , W. D. Kulp
  • , K. G. Leach
  • , A. C. Morton
  • , C. J. Pearson
  • , A. A. Phillips
  • , M. A. Schumaker
  • , C. E. Svensson
  • , J. Wong
  • , J. L. Wood
  • , S. W. Yates

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Abstract

High-statistics β-decay measurements of Ag112 and In112 were performed to study the structure of the Cd112 nucleus. The precise energies of the doublet of levels at 1871 keV, for which the 0+ member has been suggested as a possible daughter state following neutrinoless double electron capture of Sn112, were determined to be 1871.137(72) keV (04+ level) and 1870.743(54) keV (42+ level). The nature of the 04+ level, required for the calculation of the nuclear matrix element that would be needed to extract a neutrino mass from neutrinoless double electron capture to this state, is suggested to be of intruder origin.

Original languageEnglish
Article number032502
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume80
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 9 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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