Double-beta decay Q values of 130Te, 128Te, and 120Te

Details Double-beta decay Q values of 130Te, 128Te, and 120Te Double-beta decay Q values of 130Te, 128Te, and 120Te

2009-02-13

arxiv.org/abs/0902.2376v1

Phys.Rev.C80:025501,2009

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevC.80.025501

The double-beta decay Q values of 130Te, 128Te, and 120Te have been determined from parent-daughter mass differences measured with the Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer. The 132Xe-129Xe mass difference, which is precisely known, was also determined to confirm the accuracy of these results. The 130Te Q value was found to be 2527.01(32) keV which is 3.3 keV lower than the 2003 Atomic Mass Evaluation recommended value, but in agreement with the most precise previous measurement. The uncertainty has been reduced by a factor of 6 and is now significantly smaller than the resolution achieved or foreseen in experimental searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay. The 128Te and 120Te Q values were found to be 865.87(131) keV and 1714.81(125) keV, respectively. For 120Te, this reduction in uncertainty of nearly a factor of 8 opens up the possibility of using this isotope for sensitive searches for neutrinoless double-electron capture and electron capture with positron emission.

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