@article{fa27f7bc967a4e02ad489f7a9f14e183,
title = "Proton pair correlations and the neutrinoless double-β decay of 76Ge",
abstract = "Proton pair correlations relevant for the neutrinoless double-β decay of 76Ge have been probed via the 74,76Ge(3He,n) reactions at 16 MeV. No evidence for pairing vibrations in either nucleus is observed at sensitivity limits of ∼6% and ∼19% of the ground-state strength in 76Se and 78Se, respectively. These results are relevant for the understanding of matrix elements for neutrinoless double-β decay. The lack of pairing vibrations is consistent with a simple BCS structure for the ground states of 76Ge and 76Se, assumed in quasiparticle random phase approximation (QRPA) models of the process.",
author = "A. Roberts and Howard, {A. M.} and Kolata, {J. J.} and Villano, {A. N.} and Becchetti, {F. D.} and Deyoung, {P. A.} and M. Febbraro and Freeman, {S. J.} and Kay, {B. P.} and McAllister, {S. A.} and Mitchell, {A. J.} and Schiffer, {J. P.} and Thomas, {J. S.} and Torres-Isea, {R. O.}",
year = "2013",
month = may,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevC.87.051305",
language = "English",
volume = "87",
journal = "Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics",
issn = "0556-2813",
number = "5",
}