High-precision {beta} decay half-life measurements of proton-rich nuclei for testing the CVC hypothesis
- Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan (CENBG), Universite Bordeaux 1, CNRS/IN2P3, Chemin du Solarium, BP 120, F-33175 Gradignan cedex (France)
The experimental study of super-allowed nuclear {beta} decays serves as a sensitive probe of the conservation of the weak vector current (CVC) and allows tight limits to be set on the presence of scalar or right-handed currents. Once CVC is verified, it is possible to determine the V{sub ud} element of the CKM quark-mixing matrix. Similarly, the study of nuclear mirror {beta} decays allows to arrive at the same final quantity V{sub ud}. Whereas dedicated studies of 0{sup +}{yields}0{sup +} decays are performed for several decades now, the potential of mirror transitions was only rediscovered recently. Therefore, it can be expected that important progress is possible with high-precision studies of different mirror {beta} decays. In the present piece of work the half-life measurements performed by the CENBG group of the proton-rich nuclei {sup 42}Ti, {sup 38-39}Ca, {sup 30-31}S and {sup 29}P are summarised.
- OSTI ID:
- 22003874
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1409, Issue 1; Conference: 4. international conference on proton emitting nuclei and related topics, Bordeaux (France), 6-10 Jun 2011; Other Information: (c) 2011 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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