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Measurement of the heaviest β-delayed 2-neutron emitter: 136Sb

Authors :
Caballero-Folch R.
Dillmann I.
Taín J.L.
Agramunt J.
Domingo-Pardo C.
Algora A.
Äystö J.
Calviño F.
Canete L.
Cortès G.
Eronen T.
Ganioglu E.
Gelletly W.
Gorelov D.
Guadilla V.
Hakala J.
Jokinen A.
Kankainen A.
Kolhinen V.
Koponen J.
Marta M.
Mendoza E.
Montaner-Pizá A.
Moore I.
Nobs Ch.
Orrigo S.
Penttilä H.
Pohjalainen I.
Reinikainen J.
Riego A.
Rinta-Antila S.
Rubio B.
Salvador-Castiñeira P.
Simutkin V.
Voss A.
Source :
EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 146, p 01005 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, 2017.

Abstract

The β-delayed neutron emission probability, Pn, of very exotic nuclei is crucial for the understanding of nuclear structure properties of many isotopes and astrophysical processes such as the rapid neutron capture process (r-process). In addition β-delayed neutrons are important in a nuclear power reactor operated in a prompt sub-critical, delayed critical condition, as they contribute to the decay heat inducing fission reactions after a shut down. The study of neutron-rich isotopes and the measurement of β-delayed one-neutron emitters (β1n) is possible thanks to the Rare Isotope Beam (RIB) facilities, where radioactive beams allow the production of exotic nuclei of interest, which can be studied and analyzed using specific detection systems. This contribution reports two recent measurements of β-delayed neutron emitters which allowed the determination of half-lives and the neutron branching ratio of isotopes in the mass region above A = 200 and N > 126, and a second experiment which confirmed 136Sb as the heaviest double neutron emitter (β2n) measured so far.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
QC1-999

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2100014X
Volume :
146
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
EPJ Web of Conferences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.15222d063f1948da8b3cda9deabd06b3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714601005