Published July 1, 1992 | Version v1
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Proposal to isolate the origin of the 17-keV kink in the β spectrum

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
  • 2. Theory Group, Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254 (United States)

Description

An experiment is proposed which can definitively test for the presence of a 17-keV neutrino in β decay. By measuring the recoil ion direction and energy in coincidence with the emitted electron, the neutrino mass may be reconstructed. This method can also distinguish among more exotic explanations for a 17-keV threshold, such as radiative or Coulomb corrections, a nuclear excitation, or a fourth particle in the decay. Some details of a possible experiment using 35S are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. R6-R8.
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24020494
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BETA DECAY; BETA SPECTROSCOPY; BRANCHING RATIO; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COINCIDENCE SPECTROMETRY; COULOMB FIELD; ELECTRONS; KEV RANGE 10-100; MASS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRINOS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIVE CORRECTIONS; RECOILS; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS; SULFUR 35; THREE-BODY PROBLEM; THRESHOLD ENERGY
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALCULATION METHODS; COINCIDENCE METHODS; CORRECTIONS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; ISOTOPES; KEV RANGE; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFUR ISOTOPES