Beta decay of exotic TZ = -1, -2 nuclei: the interesting case of 56Zn

  • S.E.A. Orrigo
  • , B. Rubio
  • , Y. Fujita
  • , B. Blank
  • , W. Gelletly
  • , J. Agramunt
  • , A. Algora
  • , P. Ascher
  • , B. Bilgier
  • , L. Cáceres
  • , R.B. Cakirli
  • , H. Fujita
  • , E. Ganioğlu
  • , M. Gerbaux
  • , J. Giovinazzo
  • , S. Grévy
  • , O. Kamalou
  • , H.C. Kozer
  • , L. Kucuk
  • , T. Kurtukian-Nieto
  • F. Molina, Lucia Popescu, A.M. Rogers, G. Susoy, C. Stodel, T. Suzuki, A. Tamii, J.C. Thomas, Marc Schyns

    Research outputpeer-review

    Abstract

    The β decay properties of the Tz = -2, 56Zn isotope and other proton-rich nuclei in the fp-shell have been investigated in an experiment performed at GANIL. The ions were produced in fragmentation reactions and implanted in a double-sided silicon strip detector surrounded by Ge EXOGAM clovers. Preliminary results for 56Zn are presented. The 56Zn decay proceeds mainly by β delayed proton emission, but β delayed gamma rays were also detected. Moreover, the exotic β delayed gamma-proton decay was observed for the first time. The 56Zn half-life and the energy levels populated in the 56Cu daughter have been determined. Knowledge of the gamma de-excitation of the mirror states in 56Co and the comparison with the results of the mirror charge exchange process, the 56Fe(3He,t) reaction (where 56Fe has Tz = +2), were important in the interpretation of the 56Zn decay data. The absolute Fermi and Gamow-Teller strengths have been deduced.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)020771-020774
    JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
    Volume66
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 20 Mar 2014
    EventINPC 2013, Florence, Italy - Florence
    Duration: 2 Jun 20137 Jun 2013

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