Published July 5, 1993 | Version v1
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Coherent and incoherent (μ-, e-) conversion in nuclei

Creators

  • 1. Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing (China)
  • 2. Dept. de Fisica Teorica and IFIC, Centro Mixto Universidad de Valencia, CSIC (Spain)
  • 3. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Univ. Tuebingen (Germany)
  • 4. Division of Theoretical Physics, University of Ioannina (Greece)

Description

Coherent and incoherent (μ-, e-) conversion in nuclei is studied within the framework of several theories which violate flavour lepton number. A useful approach is followed which allows a factorization of the conversion widths into nuclear factors and other factors which depend only on the elementary process. The nuclear factors are evaluated in a wide range of nuclei allowing simple calculations of the conversion rates throughout the periodic table for a given theory with a minimum of work in the elementary sector. The coherent conversion is found to dominate the process. The results obtained modify appreciable previous results in the literature, particularly in the incoherent process. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. A
Journal Volume
559
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 526-542.
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPABL

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
25012706
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; ALUMINIUM 27; ALUMINIUM 27 TARGET; AXIAL-VECTOR CURRENTS; BRANCHING RATIO; CADMIUM; CADMIUM 112; CADMIUM 112 TARGET; CALCIUM; CALCIUM 40; CALCIUM 40 TARGET; CALCIUM 44; CALCIUM 44 TARGET; CARBON; CARBON 12; CARBON 12 TARGET; COHERENT SCATTERING; CONVERSION; COPPER; COPPER 63; COPPER 63 TARGET; FACTORIZATION; FERMI INTERACTIONS; FORM FACTORS; GROUND STATES; HAMILTONIANS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; INCOHERENT SCATTERING; INELASTIC SCATTERING; LEAD; LEAD 208; LEAD 208 TARGET; LEPTON NUMBER; LEPTONS; LEVEL WIDTHS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM 24; MAGNESIUM 24 TARGET; MUON NUMBER; MUON REACTIONS; MUONIC ATOMS; NEUTRON DENSITY; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; PROTON DENSITY; S MATRIX; SULFUR; SULFUR 32; SULFUR 32 TARGET; SYMMETRY BREAKING; TITANIUM 48; TITANIUM 48 TARGET; URANIUM; URANIUM 238; URANIUM 238 TARGET; VECTOR CURRENTS; WAVE FUNCTIONS; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM 90; ZIRCONIUM 90 TARGET
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ALUMINIUM ISOTOPES; ATOMS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; CADMIUM ISOTOPES; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; COPPER ISOTOPES; CURRENTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONIC ATOMS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; LEPTON REACTIONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MAGNESIUM ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATRICES; MESIC ATOMS; METALS; MILLISEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCATTERING; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SULFUR ISOTOPES; TARGETS; TITANIUM ISOTOPES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WEAK INTERACTIONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ZIRCONIUM ISOTOPES