Search for rare alpha and double beta decays of Yb isotopes to excited levels of daughter nuclei

Laubenstein, M.; Lehnert, B.; Nagorny, S. S.; Schönert, S.

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09926-8

Title: Search for rare alpha and double beta decays of Yb isotopes to excited levels of daughter nuclei

Journal Article · 21 January 2022 · European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09926-8 · OSTI ID:1853952

Laubenstein, M. ^[1];

^[2];

^[3]; Schönert, S. ^[4]

INFN-Lab. Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (Italy)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Kingston, ON (Canada)
Technische Univ. München (Germany); Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada)

A search for alpha and double beta decays of ytterbium isotopes was performed with an ultra low-background high purity germanium detector at Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (Italy). A 194.7 g Yb₂(C₂O₄)₃ powder sample was measured for 11.3 days with a total Yb exposure of 1.25 kg×day. Half-life limits for α-decay modes of ¹⁶⁸Yb, ¹⁷⁰Yb, ¹⁷¹Yb, ¹⁷²Yb, ¹⁷³Yb, ¹⁷⁴Yb and ¹⁷⁶Yb into the first excited states have been obtained between 6 × 10¹⁴ years and 2 × 10¹⁶ years. These are the first experimental constraints of these decay modes. Double electron capture of ¹⁶⁸Yb and double beta decay of ¹⁷⁶Yb into the first excited 2⁺ and 0⁺ states could be excluded with limits between 1 × 10¹⁴ years to 8 × 10¹⁶ years. This improves the experimental information on some of the decay modes compared to previous constraints.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1853952

Journal Information:: European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields, Journal Name: European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 82; ISSN 1434-6044

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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