TY - JOUR
T1 - Pair correlations in the neutrinoless double-β decay candidate Te130
AU - Bloxham, T.
AU - Kay, B.P.
AU - Schiffer, J.P.
AU - Clark, J. A.
AU - Deibel, C.M.
AU - Freeman, S.J.
AU - Freedman, S.J.
AU - Howard, A.M.
AU - McAllister, S.A.
AU - Parker, P.D.
AU - Sharp, D.K.
AU - Thomas, J.S.
PY - 2010/8/16
Y1 - 2010/8/16
N2 - Pair correlations in the ground state of Te130 have been investigated using pair-transfer experiments to explore the validity of approximations in calculating the matrix element for neutrinoless double-β decay. This nucleus is a candidate for the observation of such decay, and a good understanding of its structure is crucial for eventual calculations of the neutrino mass, should such a decay indeed be observed. For proton-pair adding, strong transitions to excited 0+ states had been observed in the Te isotopes by Alford [Nucl. Phys. ANUPABL0375-947410.1016/0375-9474(79)90114-3 323, 339 (1979)], indicating a breaking of the BCS approximation for protons in the ground state. We measured the neutron-pair removing (p,t) reaction on Te130 and found no indication of a corresponding splitting of the BCS nature of the ground state for neutrons. © 2010 The American Physical Society.
AB - Pair correlations in the ground state of Te130 have been investigated using pair-transfer experiments to explore the validity of approximations in calculating the matrix element for neutrinoless double-β decay. This nucleus is a candidate for the observation of such decay, and a good understanding of its structure is crucial for eventual calculations of the neutrino mass, should such a decay indeed be observed. For proton-pair adding, strong transitions to excited 0+ states had been observed in the Te isotopes by Alford [Nucl. Phys. ANUPABL0375-947410.1016/0375-9474(79)90114-3 323, 339 (1979)], indicating a breaking of the BCS approximation for protons in the ground state. We measured the neutron-pair removing (p,t) reaction on Te130 and found no indication of a corresponding splitting of the BCS nature of the ground state for neutrons. © 2010 The American Physical Society.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.027308
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.027308
M3 - Article
SN - 0556-2813
VL - 82
JO - Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
JF - Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
IS - 2
M1 - 027308
ER -