Possible Stimulation of Nuclear alpha Decay by Superfluid Helium

Journal Article · Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.092501· OSTI ID:21364648

Barabanov, A L ^[1]

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1. Kurchatov Institute, Moscow 123182 (Russian Federation)

It is suggested that superfluid helium (condensate of {sup 4}He atoms) may stimulate nuclear alpha decay in a situation when an alpha emitter moves through superfluid helium with fine-tuned velocity, so that the backward-emitted alpha particle is at rest in the laboratory frame. It is shown that the probability of stimulated alpha decay in this case may be sizable enough to be detected.

• OSTI ID: 21364648
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.092501; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALPHA DECAY
ALPHA PARTICLES
HELIUM
HELIUM 4
STIMULATION
SUPERFLUIDITY
CHARGED PARTICLES
DECAY
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FLUIDS
GASES
HELIUM ISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEI
RADIATIONS
RARE GASES
STABLE ISOTOPES