Published February 1999 | Version v1
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Isobar components and mirror symmetry breaking in nuclei

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2 (Canada)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 (United States)

Description

The possible role of isobar degrees of freedom in nuclear structure accounting for departures from the symmetry properties of mirror nuclei is investigated. Specifically for T = 1/2 conjugate pairs, we evaluate the corresponding mirror Gamow-Teller beta decays. In a simple model description, admixtures of isobar components at the few percent level can accommodate the experimentally observed asymmetries in mirror pairs of masses A=13 and 17. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Modern Physics E
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 11-16
ISSN
0218-3013

INIS

Country of Publication
Singapore
Country of Input or Organization
Singapore
INIS RN
44037440
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BETA DECAY; CHARGE INDEPENDENCE; COULOMB ENERGY; GAMOW-TELLER RULES; ISOBARIC NUCLEI; MIRROR NUCLEI; SYMMETRY BREAKING
Descriptors DEC
DECAY; ENERGY; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI