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1/2/sup +/. -->. 1/2/sup -/ beta decay of /sup 19/Ne and the parity nonconserving NN force

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6561849· OSTI ID:6561849
A branching ratio of (1.20 +- 0.20) x 10/sup -4/ is obtained for the ..beta../sup +/ decay of /sup 19/Ne to the 110 keV 1/2/sup -/ level of /sup 19/F. This transition (presumably dominated by the ..delta..J/sup ..pi../ = 0/sup -/ axial charge operator) provides a crucial test of wavefunctions used in interpreting the parity mixing of the ground and 110 keV levels of /sup 19/F. These wavefunctions, which yield a parity mixing larger than that observed experimentally, also predict too large a ..beta../sup +/ decay rate.
Research Organization:
Washington Univ., Seattle (USA). Dept. of Physics
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76ER01388
OSTI ID:
6561849
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/01388-485
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English