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Title: {alpha}-decay half-lives for neutral atoms and bare nuclei

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
 [1]; ; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Hoza 69, PL-00681 Warsaw (Poland)
  2. GSI, Planckstr. 1, D-64291 Darmstadt (Germany)
  3. INFN-LNS and DMFCI University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 62, I-95123 Catania (Italy)

The influence of the electron cloud on the {alpha} decay constant is estimated by using relativistic electron binding energies to be a few per mil with an uncertainty of about one per mil. A few nuclides are suggested for measuring this influence in a storage ring.

OSTI ID:
21199366
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 78, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.78.054317; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English