Ratio of Double Beta-Decay Rates of ^128,130Te

Author

Jauh-Tzuoh Lee
Oliver Manuel, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Ralph I. Thorpe

Abstract

We have measured the amounts of radiogenic ¹²⁸Xe and ¹³⁰Xe in two, old telluride minerals-krennerite (AuTe₂) from Western Australia and altaite (PbTe) from Quebec. We calculated values of (4.2±0.8) × 10^-4 and (4.4±0.8) × 10^-4 for the ratio of the total ββ-decay half-lives, ¹³⁰T_{1 2}/¹²⁸T_{1 2}, from the amounts of radiogenic ¹³⁰Xe and ¹²⁸Xe in the krennerite and the altaite, respectively. These values are in good agreement with the ratio of half-lives calculated by the quasi-particle random phase approximation for 2v ββ-decay.

Recommended Citation

J. Lee et al., "Ratio of Double Beta-Decay Rates of ^128,130Te," Nuclear Physics A, vol. 529, pp. 29 - 38, Elsevier, Jul 1991.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9474(91)90783-3

Department(s)

Chemistry

Keywords and Phrases

Radioactivity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0375-9474

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1991 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jul 1991