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Observation of Low-Lying Isomeric States in
Haselschwardt, S J; Lenardo, B G; Daniels, T; Finch, S W; Friesen, F Q L; Howell, C R; Malone, C R; Mancil, E; Tornow, W.
Afiliação
  • Haselschwardt SJ; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
  • Lenardo BG; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
  • Daniels T; Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA.
  • Finch SW; Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
  • Friesen FQL; Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
  • Howell CR; Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
  • Malone CR; Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
  • Mancil E; Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
  • Tornow W; Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
Phys Rev Lett ; 131(5): 052502, 2023 Aug 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37595235
ABSTRACT
We report on new measurements establishing the existence of low-lying isomeric states in ^{136}Cs using γ rays produced in ^{136}Xe(p,n)^{136}Cs reactions. Two states with O(100) ns lifetimes are placed in the decay sequence of the ^{136}Cs levels that are populated in charged-current interactions of solar neutrinos and fermionic dark matter with ^{136}Xe. Xenon-based experiments can therefore exploit a delayed-coincidence tag of these interactions, greatly suppressing backgrounds to enable spectroscopic studies of solar neutrinos and dark matter.

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos