Abstract
The (n,p) reaction and the subsequent decay of to has been used to excite the 3951.89-keV state of , which decays by the emission of a 2040.70-keV ray. Using high-purity germanium detectors, the associated pulse-height signal may be undistinguishable from the potential signal produced in neutrinoless double- decay of with its value of 2039.0 keV. At 20-MeV neutron energy the production cross section of the 2040.70-keV ray is approximately 0.1 mb.
- Received 28 July 2015
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.93.014614
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