Neutron Beta Decay in a Strong Magnetic Field

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Nov 1969

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1969phrv..187.2141f&link_type=abstract

Physical Review, vol. 187, Issue 5, pp. 2141-2146

Physics

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The β decay of a neutron in a strong quantizing magnetic field is studied by making use of the exact Dirac wave function for the electron in a magnetic field of arbitrary strength. The general conclusion is that the lifetime is unaffected by the magnetic field for H<1012 G. For H>1012 G, the lifetime in a vacuum is appreciably decreased. This conclusion is still valid when the decay takes place in a degenerate electron gas at densities lower than 106 g/cm3. At higher densities, the lifetime in a magnetic field tends to reach the value in the absence of the field, for any field strength.

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