Published July 15, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Theory of parity nonconservation in compound-nuclear states

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (USA)

Description

We show how to calculate the root-mean-square parity-violating matrix element M for a heavy nucleons of valence nucleon number Av in terms of a standard parity-violating interaction VPV. For large values of Av, we find a scaling law for M in terms of Av and the number of core nucleus. We compare our results to a recent measurement of M in 239U, obtaining results that bracket the data for three previously determined parameter sets of VPV

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
310-313
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA