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First observation of β-delayed three-proton emission in Fe45

  • K. Miernik
  • , W. Dominik
  • , Z. Janas
  • , M. Pfützner
  • , C. R. Bingham
  • , H. Czyrkowski
  • , M. Ćwiok
  • , I. G. Darby
  • , R. Da̧browski
  • , T. Ginter
  • , R. Grzywacz
  • , M. Karny
  • , A. Korgul
  • , W. Kušmierz
  • , S. N. Liddick
  • , M. Rajabali
  • , K. Rykaczewski
  • , A. Stolz

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    Abstract

    The decay of extremely neutron deficient Fe45 has been studied by means of a new type of a gaseous detector in which a technique of digital imaging was used to record tracks of charged particles. The β+ decay channels accompanied by proton emission were clearly identified. In addition to β-delayed one-proton and β-delayed two-proton decays, β-delayed three-proton emission was recorded which represents the first direct and unambiguous observation of this decay channel. The branching ratio for the β decay of Fe45 and the corresponding partial half-life are found to be 0.30±0.04 and T1/2(β)=8.7±1.3 ms, respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number041304
    JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
    Volume76
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Oct 29 2007

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