Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
2008-04-24
Nucl.Phys.A807:269-281,2008
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Experiment
17 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2008.04.009
Limits on $\beta^+$EC and ECEC processes in $^{112}$Sn and on $\beta^-\beta^-$ decay of $^{124}$Sn to the excited states of $^{124}$Te have been obtained using a 380 cm$^3$ HPGe detector and an external source consisting of natural tin. A limit with 90% C.L. on the $^{112}$Sn half-life of $0.92\times 10^{20}$ y for the ECEC(0$\nu$) transition to the $0^+_3$ excited state in $^{112}$Cd (1871.0 keV) has been established. This transition is discussed in the context of a possible enhancement of the decay rate by several orders of magnitude given that the ECEC$(0\nu)$ process is nearly degenerate with an excited state in the daughter nuclide. Prospects for investigating such a process in future experiments are discussed. The $\beta^-\beta^-$ decay limits for $^{124}$Sn to the excited states of $^{124}$Te were obtained on the level of $(0.8-1.2)\times 10^{21}$ y at the 90% C.L.
Barabash A. S.
Hubert Ph
Konovalov S. I.
Nachab A.
Umatov V. I.
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