Published January 2008 | Version v1
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Enhancement of β+-decay rate of 22Na in metal Pd at low temperature

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Temperature dependence of nuclear decays in metallic environments is a controversial issue. We measured the temperature dependence of the β+-decay half-life of 22Na implanted into the metal host of palladium. It is found that the β+-decay half-life of 22Na in the metal Pd cooled to T=15K is shorter by 0.46(14)% than that at room temperature. The result is consistent in sign with, but clearly smaller than, the estimated one by the Debye model. (authors)

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Journal Title
Chinese Physics Letters
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 70-72
ISSN
0256-307X

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3 figs., 1 tab., 22 refs.