%0 Journal Article %1 ISI:000326148400003 %A Beller, J. %A Pietralla, N. %A Barea, J. %A Elvers, M. %A Endres, J. %A Fransen, C. %A Kotila, J. %A Moeller, O. %A Richter, A. %A Rodriguez, T. R. %A Romig, C. %A Savran, D. %A Scheck, M. %A Schnorrenberger, L. %A Sonnabend, K. %A Werner, V. %A Zilges, A. %A Zweidinger, M. %D 2013 %J Physical Review Letters %K imported myown zilges %N 17 %R 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.172501 %T Constraint on 0 nu beta beta Matrix Elements from a Novel Decay Channel of the Scissors Mode: The Case of Gd-154 %V 111 %X The nucleus Gd-154 is located in a region of the nuclear chart where rapid changes of nuclear deformation occur as a function of particle number. It was investigated using a combination of gamma-ray scattering experiments and a gamma gamma-coincidence study following electron capture decay of Tb-154(m). A novel decay channel from the scissors mode to the first excited 0(+) state was observed. Its transition strength was determined to B(M1; 1(sc)(+) -> 0(2)(+)) = 0.031(4)mu(2)(N). The properties of the scissors mode of Gd-154 imply a much larger matrix element than previously thought for the neutrinoless double-beta decay to the 0(2)(+) state in such a shape-transitional region. Theory indicates an even larger effect for Nd-150.

@article{ISI:000326148400003, abstract = {The nucleus Gd-154 is located in a region of the nuclear chart where rapid changes of nuclear deformation occur as a function of particle number. It was investigated using a combination of gamma-ray scattering experiments and a gamma gamma-coincidence study following electron capture decay of Tb-154(m). A novel decay channel from the scissors mode to the first excited 0(+) state was observed. Its transition strength was determined to B(M1; 1(sc)(+) -> 0(2)(+)) = 0.031(4)mu(2)(N). The properties of the scissors mode of Gd-154 imply a much larger matrix element than previously thought for the neutrinoless double-beta decay to the 0(2)(+) state in such a shape-transitional region. Theory indicates an even larger effect for Nd-150.}, added-at = {2019-11-20T10:09:48.000+0100}, article-number = {172501}, author = {Beller, J. and Pietralla, N. and Barea, J. and Elvers, M. and Endres, J. and Fransen, C. and Kotila, J. and Moeller, O. and Richter, A. and Rodriguez, T. R. and Romig, C. and Savran, D. and Scheck, M. and Schnorrenberger, L. and Sonnabend, K. and Werner, V. and Zilges, A. and Zweidinger, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28d761e0f75dca7928d795bfce1561a07/ikpcologne}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.172501}, eissn = {1079-7114}, interhash = {755b46b28f62a0c605cd90d674cff6bc}, intrahash = {8d761e0f75dca7928d795bfce1561a07}, issn = {0031-9007}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {imported myown zilges}, month = {OCT 23}, number = 17, orcid-numbers = {Werner, Volker/0000-0003-4001-0150 Rodriguez, Tomas/0000-0002-3516-8239 Scheck, Marcus/0000-0002-9624-3909 Pietralla, Norbert/0000-0002-4797-3032 Kotila, Jenni/0000-0001-9207-5824}, researcherid-numbers = {Werner, Volker/C-1181-2017 Rodriguez, Tomas/K-8282-2014 Barea, Jose/K-5530-2012 Scheck, Marcus/M-2839-2018 Pietralla, Norbert/L-8465-2017}, timestamp = {2019-11-20T10:09:48.000+0100}, title = {Constraint on 0 nu beta beta Matrix Elements from a Novel Decay Channel of the Scissors Mode: The Case of Gd-154}, unique-id = {ISI:000326148400003}, volume = 111, year = 2013 }