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Title: Relevance of the Nuclear Structure of the Stable Ge Isotopes to the Neutrino-less Double-Beta Decay of 76 Ge
Gamma-ray detection following the inelastic neutron scattering reaction on isotopically enriched material was used to study the nuclear structure of 74 Ge. From these measurements, low-lying, low-spin excited states were characterized, new states and their decays were identified, level lifetimes were measured with the Doppler-shift attenuation method (DSAM), multipole mixing ratios were established, and transition probabilities were determined. New structural features in 74 Ge were identified, and the reanalysis of older 76 Ge data led to the placement of the 2 + member of the intruder band. In addition, a number of previously placed states in 74 Ge were shown not to exist. A procedure for future work, which will lead to meaningful data for constraining calculations of the neutrinoless double-beta decay matrix element, is suggested.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1913028
NSF-PAR ID:
10150282
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume:
232
ISSN:
2100-014X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
04011
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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