Shell model calculation for two neutrino double beta decay of Ca-48

1990
6 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 42 (1990) 1120-1125

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Abstract: (APS)
The 2νββ decay matrix element of Ca48 has been studied in a large basis shell-model space. The theoretical and experimental β− and β+ spectra and their relation to 2νββ are discussed. A new empirical effective interaction is found to give the best agreement to β− and β+ spectra with the effective Gamow-Teller operator σ̃t=0.77σt. The predicted T1/2=1.9×1019 yr differs by a factor of 2 from the present experimental limit of T1/2>3.6×1019 yr. We also compare the matrix elements obtained at various levels of the truncation in the shell-model space.
  • nucleus: semileptonic decay
  • semileptonic decay: nucleus
  • final state: (2neutrino)
  • (2neutrino): final state
  • shell model
  • energy spectrum: (electron)
  • (electron): energy spectrum
  • calcium: lifetime
  • numerical calculations: interpretation of experiments