Sudden To Adiabatic Transition in Beta Decay

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1998-05-21

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9805040v1

Phys.Rev.C58:3674-3676,1998

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevC.58.3674

We discuss effects in beta decays at very low beta energies, of the order of the kinetic energies of atomic electrons. As the beta energy is lowered the atomic response changes from sudden to adiabatic. As a consequence, the beta decay rate increases slightly and the ejection of atomic electrons (shake off) and subsequent production of X rays is turned off. We estimate the transition energy and the change in decay rate. The rate increase is largest in heavy atoms, which have a small Q value in their decay. The X ray switch-off is independent of Q value.

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