Measurement of the $\gamma$ branches in the $\beta^+$ decay of $^{\mathrm 32}$Cl

ORAL

Abstract

As discussed in the previous talk (A.~Garc\'ia, et al.), one of the dominant systematic uncertainties in the measurement of the $ft$ value of $^{\mathrm 32}$Ar arises from the uncertainty in the HPGe $\gamma$ efficiency. The $\gamma$s emitted in the decay of $^{\mathrm 32}$Cl cover the same range of energies and, since $\approx10\%$ of the time it is a daughter product of $^{\mathrm 32}$Ar, a precise knowledge of these branches will provide us with an \emph{in situ} calibration of our HPGe detectors. This talk will describe the experiment and results of the measurement performed at the Texas A \& M Cylcotron Institute. We have identified a number of new branches and determined the $\gamma$ yields to $<0.3\%$, generally an order of magnitude improvement from previous results. Implications for the $^{\mathrm 32}$Ar experiment will be discussed.

Authors

  • Dan Melconian

  • C. Bordeanu

  • A. Garc\&#039;ia

    • University of Washington
  • J.C. Hardy

  • V.E. Iacob

  • N. Nica

  • H.I. Park

  • G. Tabacaru

  • L. Trache

    • Texas A \& M University
  • S. Triambak

    • University of Washington
  • R.E. Tribble

  • Y. Zhai

    • Texas A \& M University