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4.—Search for Branching in the β+ Decay of the 42Sc Ground State

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

W. E. Burcham
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Birmingham
G. Murray
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Manchester
D. C. Robinson
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Division A.E.R.E., Harwell
J. M. Freeman
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Division A.E.R.E., Harwell
J. G. Jenkin
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Division A.E.R.E., Harwell

Synopsis

A search was made for branching to the 1–84 MeV state of 42Ca in the 42Sc ground state decay. This was found to be less than 0·02 per cent. The branching has a negligible effect on the calculation of the vector coupling constant Gv for the weak interaction from the 42Sc decay.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1972

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