M-1 Decay Rates and Second-Class Currents in Mass 8

Oct 27, 1975
3 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 35 (1975) 1137-1140,
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 49 (1982) 1056 (erratum)

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Abstract: (APS)
The total isovector M1 γ-decay rate of the 16.6-16.9-MeV doublet in Be8 to the broad first excited state has been measured with the reaction He4(He4, γ). A width of 4.8 ± 0.7 eV has been found. When properly interpreted, this result seems consistent with predictions of conserved vector currect theory and with the absence of a second-class induced-tensor form factor.