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Title: $$β$$-delayed neutron emission studies of 137,138I and 144,145Cs performed with trapped ions

Journal Article · · Physical Review C

A detailed study of the β-delayed neutron emission properties of 137,138I and 144,145Cs has been performed by confining ions in the Beta-decay Paul Trap. The daughter ions following β decay emerge from the trapped-ion cloud with negligible scattering allowing reconstruction of the recoil-ion energy from the time of flight. From this information, the neutron-emission branching ratios and neutron-energy spectra were deduced. The results for the 137I and 144,145Cs decays are in agreement with previous results performed using direct neutron-detection techniques. In the case of 138I, a branching ratio of 6.18(50)% is obtained, yielding a value consistent with the more recent results, which are a factor of two larger than measurements made prior to 1978.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); US Department of Homeland Security (DHS); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0000979; AC52-07NA27344; NA0002135; AC02-06CH11357; FG02-94ER40834
OSTI ID:
1602426
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1601700; OSTI ID: 1651191
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-813968; 1022243
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Vol. 101, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 6 works
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