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Two-Proton Radioactivity of ^{67}Kr
T Goigoux1, P Ascher1, B Blank1
1Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux-UMR 5797 CNRS/IN2P3, Chemin du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France.
Abstract:
In an experiment with the BigRIPS separator at the RIKEN Nishina Center, we observed two-proton (2p) emission from ^{67}Kr. At the same time, no evidence for 2p emission of ^{59}Ge and ^{63}Se, two other potential candidates for this exotic radioactivity, could be observed. This observation is in line with Q value predictions which pointed to ^{67}Kr as being the best new candidate among the three for two-proton radioactivity. ^{67}Kr is only the fourth 2p ground-state emitter to be observed with a half-life of the order of a few milliseconds. The decay energy was determined to be 1690(17) keV, the 2p emission branching ratio is 37(14)%, and the half-life of ^{67}Kr is 7.4(30) ms.
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