First observation of two-proton radioactivity in Ni48

  • M. Pomorski
  • , M. Pfützner
  • , W. Dominik
  • , R. Grzywacz
  • , T. Baumann
  • , J. S. Berryman
  • , H. Czyrkowski
  • , R. Da̧browski
  • , T. Ginter
  • , J. Johnson
  • , G. Kamiński
  • , A. Kuźniak
  • , N. Larson
  • , S. N. Liddick
  • , M. Madurga
  • , C. Mazzocchi
  • , S. Mianowski
  • , K. Miernik
  • , D. Miller
  • , S. Paulauskas
  • J. Pereira, K. P. Rykaczewski, A. Stolz, S. Suchyta

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    Abstract

    The decay of the extremely neutron-deficient Ni48 was studied by means of an imaging time-projection chamber, which allowed the recording of tracks of charged particles. The decays of six atoms were observed. Four of them clearly correspond to two-proton radioactivity, providing the first direct evidence for this decay mode in Ni48. Two decays represent β-delayed proton emission. The half-life of Ni48 is determined to be T1/2=2.1-0.4+1.4 ms.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number061303
    JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
    Volume83
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 15 2011

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