In-Trap Decay Spectroscopy of Radioactive Nuclei at TITAN/TRIUMF for a Determination of 2{nu}{beta}{beta} Matrix Elements
- TRIUMF, Vancouver BC (Canada)
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC (Canada)
- Universitaet Muenster, IKP, Muenister (Germany)
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Garching (Germany)
To extract the effective neutrino Majorana mass from an observed 0{nu}{beta}{beta} decay, precise knowledge of the involved nuclear matrix element is required. This poses a challenge to nuclear structure models. In particular, calculations based on the proton-neutron Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation show significant discrepancies with experimental electron capture (EC) rates of the intermediate nucleus even when tuned on 2{nu}{beta}{beta} decay rates. However, EC branching ratios (BR) are in many cases not well known because the strengths of these decay branches are at the sensitivity limit of traditional experimental techniques. Here, we present a novel approach at TITAN/TRIUMF to measure EC-BR and to overcome shortcomings of previous methods. We also present results of a first proof-of-principle experiment which represents the very first observation of an electron capture in a Penning trap.
- OSTI ID:
- 21325596
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1182, Issue 1; Conference: 10. conference on the intersections of particle and nuclear physics, San Diego, CA (United States), 26-31 May 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3293761; (c) 2009 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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