Coincidence Exclusive Measurement of the Nonmesonic Weak Decay of {sub {lambda}}{sup 12}C
- School of Physics, Seoul National University Seoul 151-747 (Korea, Republic of)
- and others
We have measured the angular correlation of the pair nucleons np and nn emitted from the nonmesonic weak decay (NMWD) of {sub {lambda}}{sup 12}C produced via the ({pi}+,K+) reaction in coincidence measurement. The {lambda}p {yields} np and {lambda}n {yields} nn modes were clearly identified by measuring the back-to-back correlation of the emitted nucleon pairs which is the characteristic of two-body kinematics. From the measured nucleon pair numbers Nnn and Nnp, the ratio {gamma}n/{gamma}p of the partial decay widths {gamma}n({lambda}n {yields} nn) and {gamma}p({lambda}p {yields} np) of {sub {lambda}}{sup 12}C was extracted to be 0.51 {+-} 0.13(stat){+-}0.04(syst); this result is almost free from the ambiguity due to the nuclear final state interaction and 3-body decay process, which were inherent in the previous results. The obtained {gamma}n/{gamma}p ratio of {sub {lambda}}{sup 12}C (p-shell) is close to that of {sub {lambda}}{sup 5}He (s-shell). The results are consistent with those of recent theoretical calculations.
- OSTI ID:
- 20873370
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 842, Issue 1; Conference: 17. international conference on particles and nuclei, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 23-30 Oct 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2220322; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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