Beta Decay (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Beta Decay

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First principles calculations showed that strong correlations and interactions between two nucleons slow down beta-decays in atomic nuclei compared to what's expected from the beta decay of free neutrons. This impacts the synthesis of heavy elements and the search for neutrino-less double-beta decay.

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Andy Sproles/ORNL

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