Internal conversion electron study of excited states in $^{76}$As
ORAL
Abstract
Experiments on $^{76}$Ge and $^{76}$Se are revealing new information about double beta decay and giving better insight into whether or not the neutrino is Majorana particle. New data on intermediate nucleus $^{76}$As, which is virtually populated by double beta decay modes (2$\nu\beta\beta$, 0$\nu\beta\beta$), should lead to important constraints on the theoretical models that allow the determination of the neutrino mass. We carried out the $^{76}$Ge(p,n$\gamma$e$^{-}$)$^{76}$As reaction at 6.0 MeV at the ANU. Internal conversion coefficients have been obtained, giving better insight into the level structure of $^{76}$As. First results of the ongoing data analysis will be presented.
*This Work is supported by the U.S. NSF under Grant No. PHY-0956310.
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Authors
F.M. Prados-Est\'{e}vez
Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy and Chemistry, University of Kentucky, USA
S.W. Yates
Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy and Chemistry, University of Kentucky, USA
B.P. Crider
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, USA
E.E. Peters
Dept. Chemistry, University of Kentucky, USA
T. Kib\`{e}di
Dept. of Nucl. Physics, Australian National University (ANU), Australia
G.D. Dracoulis
Dept. of Nucl. Physics, Australian National University (ANU), Australia
R.F. Leslie
Dept. of Nucl. Physics, Australian National University (ANU), Australia
A.E. Stuchbery
Dept. of Nucl. Physics, Australian National University (ANU), Australia
