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Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decay

Chenye WuColumbia University, New York, New YorkE. AmblerColumbia University, New York, New YorkR. W. HaywardColumbia University, New York, New YorkD.D. HoppesColumbia University, New York, New YorkR. P. HudsonColumbia University, New York, New York
1957en
ABI

Abstract

The branching ratio of the two modes of decay of Fm'", i.e. , E.C. /n, was found to be about 8.5which gives 89.5% decay by electron capture and 10.5% by alpha emission. It was not possible to measure the cross section for the Cf'"(n, 3n)Fm'" reaction because Fm'" could also be produced from other californium isotopes in the target.

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