Anomalous Beta-Alpha Anisotropy in the Decay of ${}^{20}{Na}$

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20 July 1970

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 25 (3) , 170-172
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.25.170

Abstract

An anisotropy has been observed in the

β - α

directional correlation for an allowed

β^{+}

decay in

{}^{20}{Na}

. The effect is much larger than expected from interference from the second-order "weak magnetism" alone. The possibility of an enhanced

E 2

interference is discussed.

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