Evidence Against Correlations Between Nuclear Decay Rates and Earth-Sun Distance

Journal Article · Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Astroparticle Physics, vol. 31, no. 2, February 1, 2009, pp. 135-137

OSTI ID:947764

Norman, E B; Browne, E; Shugart, H A; Joshi, T H; Firestone, R B

We have reexamined our previously published data to search for evidence of correlations between the rates for the alpha, beta-minus, beta-plus, and electron-capture decays of {sup 22}Na, {sup 44}Ti, {sup 108}Ag{sup m}, {sup 121}Sn{sup m}, {sup 133}Ba, and {sup 241}Am and the Earth-Sun distance. We find no evidence for such correlations and set limits on the possible amplitudes of such correlations substantially smaller than those observed in previous experiments.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 947764
• Report Number(s): LLNL-JRNL-408058; TRN: US0901516
• Journal Information: Astroparticle Physics, vol. 31, no. 2, February 1, 2009, pp. 135-137, Vol. 31, Issue 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
AMPLITUDES
ELECTRON CAPTURE DECAY
NUCLEAR DECAY