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Angular Correlation of Electrons in Double Beta-Decay

H. Primakoff
(
- Washington U., St. Louis
)

Mar 1, 1952

2 pages

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Phys.Rev. 85 (1952) 888-890

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRev.85.888

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Angular correlation functions for the emitted electrons with corresponding electron energy spectra are obtained, assuming the Majorana theory of the neutrino, for allowed and first-forbidden nuclear double beta-transitions. The associated decay mean lives are estimated ≈1012 yr, and ≈1016 yr, respectively, for Z≈50, and an atomic mass difference ≈1.5 Mev. A brief discussion is given of the reported experimental observations of double beta-decay in the light of the deduced angular correlation functions, electron energy spectra, decay mean lives, and selection rules; the improbability of actual occurrence of the allowed 1012-yr transitions is pointed out.

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