Physics Letters B (Sep 2018)

Observation of β-delayed 2He emission from the proton-rich nucleus 22Al

  • Y.T. Wang,
  • D.Q. Fang,
  • K. Wang,
  • X.X. Xu,
  • L.J. Sun,
  • P.F. Bao,
  • Z. Bai,
  • X.G. Cao,
  • Z.T. Dai,
  • B. Ding,
  • W.B. He,
  • M.R. Huang,
  • S.L. Jin,
  • C.J. Lin,
  • M. Lv,
  • L.X. Liu,
  • Y. Li,
  • P. Ma,
  • J.B. Ma,
  • J.S. Wang,
  • S.T. Wang,
  • J.G. Wang,
  • H.W. Wang,
  • S.Q. Ye,
  • Y.Y. Yang,
  • C.L. Zhou,
  • M.H. Zhao,
  • H.Q. Zhang,
  • Y.G. Ma,
  • W.Q. Shen

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 784
pp. 12 – 15

Abstract

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The β-delayed two-proton emission from 22Al was investigated experimentally through the implantation-decay method. A β-delayed two-proton decay branch from 22Al were identified based on the coincidence of the charged particles and γ-ray signals. The relative momentum (qpp) and the opening angle (θpp) distributions of the two β-delayed protons are measured and a strong peak at qpp∼20MeV/c, as well as a peak at θpp∼30∘ are observed clearly. The β-delayed 2He emission from 22Al with a probability of 29 (13)% by fitting the experimental data with the results of Monte Carlo simulations.