Abstract
The Gamow-Teller (GT) strength distribution has been investigated in a high-resolution (3He,t) charge-exchange experiment on the double-beta (ββ) decaying nucleus 100Mo. The experiment was carried out at the Osaka University Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP) with a 420 MeV incident 3He beam and the Grand Raiden magnetic spectrometer. A final-state energy resolution of 33 keV was achieved. It was found that nearly the entire low-energy (up to ≈4 MeV) GT- strength is concentrated in the ground-state transition to 100Tc, which is interpreted as a result of the particular neutron and proton sub-shell occupancies. The impact on the matrix elements for the two-neutrino double-beta (2νββ) decay and the use of 100Mo as a neutrino detection material is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 044309 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 08-10-2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics