Discovery of the {sup 109}Xe{yields}{sup 105}Te{yields}{sup 101}Sn alpha decay chain

Journal Article · Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2827243· OSTI ID:21039448

Liddick, S N; Darby, I G; Tantawy, M N ^[1]; Grzywacz, R; Bingham, C R ^[1]; Mazzocchi, C ^[1]; Page, R D; Joss, D T; Thomson, J ^[2]; Rykaczewski, K P; Gross, C J ^[3]; Batchelder, J C ^[4]; Goodin, C; Hamilton, J H; Hwang, J K; Li, K ^[5]; Ilyushkin, S ^[6]; Korgul, A ^[7]; Krolas, W ^[7]; Lagergren, K ^[7]

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1. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 (United States)
2. Dept. of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZE (United Kingdom)
3. Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)
4. UNIRIB, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)
5. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235 (United States)
6. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Mississippi State University, MS 39762 (United States)
7. Joint Institute for Heavy-Ion Research, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)

The alpha decay chain {sup 109}Xe{yields}{sup 105}Te{yields}{sup 101}Sn was first identified at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility. Recent developments in digital electronics enabled the detection of both alpha decays despite the short half-life of {sup 105}Te. The development of the software algorithm responsible for extracting the double-alpha events from the experimental data is ongoing. The possibility of using the derivative of the double-alpha pulse to selectively identify double alpha pulses shows promise and is being developed.

• OSTI ID: 21039448
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 961, Issue 1; Conference: PROCON 2007: International conference on proton emitting nuclei and related topics, Lisbon (Portugal), 17-23 Jun 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2827243; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALGORITHMS
ALPHA DECAY
COMPUTER CODES
DETECTION
HALF-LIFE
PULSES
RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS
TELLURIUM 105
TIN ISOTOPES
XENON ISOTOPES