Beta Decay Spectrum using a CdZnTe Array
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We present 11 independent measurements of the half-life and spectral shape of the 4-fold forbidden beta decay of Cd using CdZnTe semiconductors with a total combined lifetime of 6.58 kg days. Our overall result gives a half-life of (8.00 ± 0.11(stat) ± 0.24(sys)) × 10 years and a Q value of 322.2 ± 0.3(stat) ± 0.9(sys) keV. For the first time half-lives well beyond 10 years have been deduced with a statistically representative sample of independent measurements.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009