Published January 10, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Search for 2β processes in 64Zn with the help of ZnWO4 crystal scintillator

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma 'Tor Vergata' and INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma 'La Sapienza' and INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Rome (Italy)
  • 3. INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, 67010 Assergi (AQ) (Italy)
  • 4. IHEP, Chinese Academy, P.O. Box 918/3, Beijing 100039 (China)
  • 5. Institute for Nuclear Research, MSP 03680 Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • 6. Institute for Scintillation Materials, 61001 Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Description

Double beta processes in 64Zn were searched for with the help of a low background ZnWO4 crystal scintillator (mass of 117 g) at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories of the INFN. Total time of measurements was 1902 h. New improved half-life limits on different modes of double electron capture and electron capture with positron emission were established as: T1/22ν2K≥6.2x1018 yr, T1/20ν2K≥4.0x1018 yr, T1/20ν2ε≥3.4x1018 yr, T1/22νεβ+≥2.1x1020 yr, and T1/20νεβ+≥2.2x1020 yr, all at 90% C.L

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.075

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.075;
PII
S0370-2693(07)01347-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
658
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 193-197
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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