Published August 20, 1984 | Version v1
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Exotic nuclear decay of 223Ra by emission of 14C nuclei

Creators

  • 1. Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France

Description

The exotic nuclear decay of 223Ra by emission of 14C nuclei has been investigated by use of an intense radioactive 227Ac source and a magnetic spectrometer with a large solid angle. After a run of 5 d, a group of eleven events was observed at the expected location of 14C in a ΔE-E telescope calibrated with a 14C beam. A branching ratio of (5.5 +- 2.0) x 10-10 was measured for the emission of 14C nuclei relative to α particles from 223Ra in agreement with the previously reported ratio of (8.5 +- 2.5) x 10-10. .AE

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
759-762
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16020252
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BRANCHING RATIO; CARBON 14; DECAY; EMISSION; MEV RANGE; RADIUM 223; SPECTROMETERS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES