Observation of two-proton radioactivity of (19)Mg by tracking the decay products

We have observed the two-proton radioactivity of the previously unknown 19Mg ground-state by tracking the decay products in-°ight. For the ¯rst time, the trajectories of the 2p-decay products, 17Ne+p+p, have been measured by using tracking micro-strip detectors which allowed to reconstruct the 2p-de...

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Autores: Mukha, I., Sümmerer, K., Acosta Sánchez, Luis Armando, Álvarez, M. A. G., García Ramos, José Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/5528
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/5528
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:We have observed the two-proton radioactivity of the previously unknown 19Mg ground-state by tracking the decay products in-°ight. For the ¯rst time, the trajectories of the 2p-decay products, 17Ne+p+p, have been measured by using tracking micro-strip detectors which allowed to reconstruct the 2p-decay vertices and fragment correlations. The half-life of 19Mg deduced from the measured vertex distribution is 4.0(15) ps in the system of 19Mg. The Q-value of the 2p-decay of the 19Mg ground-state inferred from the measured p{p{17Ne correlations is 0.75(5) MeV.