Branching ratios for the beta decay of Na-21 Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We have measured the beta-decay branching ratio for the transition from Na21 to the first excited state of Ne21. A recently published test of the standard model, which was based on a measurement of the - correlation in the decay of Na21, depended on this branching ratio. However, until now only relatively imprecise (and, in some cases, contradictory) values existed for it. Our new result, 4.74(4)%, reduces but does not remove the reported discrepancy with the standard model. 2006 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • PHYSICAL REVIEW C

author list (cited authors)

  • Iacob, V. E., Hardy, J. C., Gagliardi, C. A., Goodwin, J., Nica, N., Park, H. I., ... Towner, I. S.

citation count

  • 15

complete list of authors

  • Iacob, VE||Hardy, JC||Gagliardi, CA||Goodwin, J||Nica, N||Park, HI||Tabacaru, G||Trache, L||Tribble, RE||Zhai, Y||Towner, IS

publication date

  • July 2006