Published February 20, 1992 | Version v1
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Search for a light neutral boson associated with beta decay

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Physics, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)
  • 2. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)

Description

A gamma-gamma coincidence measurement was performed in order to search for a neutral scalar particle associated with beta decay with a mass near 17 keV. The measurement used a 35S source and two LEPS-type Ge detectors. A coincidence signal above the background generated by random bremsstrahlung coincidences would be a signature of the two-photon decay of a light neutral scalar particle. No evidence was found for such a particle with a mass near 17 keV with a lifetime shorter than 1 nanosecond. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
276
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Lett., Sect. B.
Journal Page Range
423-426
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
23073188
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BETA-MINUS DECAY; BOSONS; DELAYED GAMMA RADIATION; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAMMA SPECTRA; LIFETIME; LIMITING VALUES; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATIVE DECAY; SULFUR 35
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DATA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; GAMMA RADIATION; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE DECAY; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRA; SULFUR ISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE-AC02-76CH00016; PHY-91-12739