| Hem > $\beta$-decay studies using total-absorption spectroscopy |
| Article | |
| Title | $\beta$-decay studies using total-absorption spectroscopy |
| Author(s) | Algora, A ; Batist, L ; García-Borge, M J ; Cano-Ott, D ; Collatz, R ; Courtin, S ; Dessagne, P ; Fraile-Prieto, L M ; Gadea, A ; Gelletly, W ; Hellström, M ; Janas, Z ; Jungclaus, A ; Kirchner, R ; Karny, M ; Le Scornet, G ; Miehé, C ; Maréchal, F ; Moroz, F ; Nacher, E ; Poirier, E ; Roeckl, E ; Rubio, B ; Rykaczewski, K ; Taín, J L ; Tengblad, O ; Wittmann, V |
| Affiliation | (Inst de Fisica Corpuscular, Spain) |
| Publication | 2004 |
| In: | Eur. Phys. J. A 20 (2004) 199-202 |
| In: | Nuclear Structure With Large $\gamma$-Arrays: Status and Perspectives, Legnaro, Italy, 23 - 27 Sep 2002, pp.199-202 |
| DOI | 10.1140/epja/i2002-10353-8 |
| Subject category | Nuclear Physics - Experiment |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN ISOLDE ; IS398 |
| Abstract | $\beta$-decay experiments are a primary source of information for nuclear-structure studies and at the same time complementary to in- beam investigations of nuclei far from stability. Although both types of experiment are mainly based on $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy, they face different experimental problems. The so-called " Pandemonium effect " is a critical problem in $\beta$-decay if we are to test theoretically calculated transition probabilities. In this contribution we will present a solution to this problem using total absorption spectroscopy methods. We will also present some examples of experiments carried out with the Total Absorption Spectrometer (TAS) at GSI and describe a new device LUCRECIA recently installed at CERN. |