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author Sidhu, R. S.
Leckenby, G.
Chen, R. J.
Mancino, R.
Litvinov, Yu. A.
Martínez-Pinedo, G.
Amthauer, G.
Bai, M.
Blaum, K.
Boev, B.
Bosch, F.
Brandau, C.
Cvetković, V.
Dickel, T.
Dillmann, I.
Dmytriiev, D.
Faestermann, T.
Forstner, O.
Franczak, B.
Geissel, H.
Gernhäuser, R.
Glorius, J.
Griffin, C.
Gumberidze, A.
Haettner, E.
Hillenbrand, P. -M.
Kienle, P.
Korten, W.
Kozhuharov, Ch.
Kuzminchuk, N.
Langanke, K.
Litvinov, S.
Menz, E.
Morgenroth, T.
Neff, T.
Nociforo, C.
Nolden, F.
Pavícević, M. K.
Petridis, N.
Popp, U.
Purushothaman, S.
Reifarth, R.
Sanjari, M. S.
Scheidenberger, C.
Spillmann, U.
Steck, M.
Stöhlker, Th.
Tanaka, Y. K.
Trassinelli, M.
Trotsenko, S.
Varga, L.
Wang, M.
Weick, H.
Woods, P. J.
Yamaguchi, T.
Zhang, Y. H.
Zhao, J.
Zuber, K.
author_facet Sidhu, R. S.
Leckenby, G.
Chen, R. J.
Mancino, R.
Litvinov, Yu. A.
Martínez-Pinedo, G.
Amthauer, G.
Bai, M.
Blaum, K.
Boev, B.
Bosch, F.
Brandau, C.
Cvetković, V.
Dickel, T.
Dillmann, I.
Dmytriiev, D.
Faestermann, T.
Forstner, O.
Franczak, B.
Geissel, H.
Gernhäuser, R.
Glorius, J.
Griffin, C.
Gumberidze, A.
Haettner, E.
Hillenbrand, P. -M.
Kienle, P.
Korten, W.
Kozhuharov, Ch.
Kuzminchuk, N.
Langanke, K.
Litvinov, S.
Menz, E.
Morgenroth, T.
Neff, T.
Nociforo, C.
Nolden, F.
Pavícević, M. K.
Petridis, N.
Popp, U.
Purushothaman, S.
Reifarth, R.
Sanjari, M. S.
Scheidenberger, C.
Spillmann, U.
Steck, M.
Stöhlker, Th.
Tanaka, Y. K.
Trassinelli, M.
Trotsenko, S.
Varga, L.
Wang, M.
Weick, H.
Woods, P. J.
Yamaguchi, T.
Zhang, Y. H.
Zhao, J.
Zuber, K.
contents Stable $^{205}$Tl ions have the lowest known energy threshold for capturing electron neutrinos ($ν_e$) of ${ E}_{ν_e}\ge50.6$\,keV. The Lorandite Experiment (LOREX), proposed in the 1980s, aims at obtaining the longtime averaged solar neutrino flux by utilizing natural deposits of Tl-bearing lorandite ores. To determine the $ν_e$ capture cross section, it is required to know the strength of the weak transition connecting the ground state of $^{205}$Tl and the 2.3 keV first excited state in $^{205}$Pb. The only way to experimentally address this transition is to measure the bound-state beta decay ($β_{b}$) of fully ionized $\mathrm{^{205}Tl^{81+}}$ ions. After three decades of meticulous preparation, the half-life of the $β_{b}$ decay of $\mathrm{^{205}Tl^{81+}}$ has been measured to be $291_{-27}^{+33}$ days using the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) at GSI, Darmstadt. The longer measured half-life compared to theoretical estimates reduces the expected signal-to-noise ratio in the LOREX, thus challenging its feasibility.
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spellingShingle Bound-State Beta Decay of $\mathbf{\mathrm{^{205}{Tl}^{81+}}}$ Ions and the LOREX Project
Sidhu, R. S.
Leckenby, G.
Chen, R. J.
Mancino, R.
Litvinov, Yu. A.
Martínez-Pinedo, G.
Amthauer, G.
Bai, M.
Blaum, K.
Boev, B.
Bosch, F.
Brandau, C.
Cvetković, V.
Dickel, T.
Dillmann, I.
Dmytriiev, D.
Faestermann, T.
Forstner, O.
Franczak, B.
Geissel, H.
Gernhäuser, R.
Glorius, J.
Griffin, C.
Gumberidze, A.
Haettner, E.
Hillenbrand, P. -M.
Kienle, P.
Korten, W.
Kozhuharov, Ch.
Kuzminchuk, N.
Langanke, K.
Litvinov, S.
Menz, E.
Morgenroth, T.
Neff, T.
Nociforo, C.
Nolden, F.
Pavícević, M. K.
Petridis, N.
Popp, U.
Purushothaman, S.
Reifarth, R.
Sanjari, M. S.
Scheidenberger, C.
Spillmann, U.
Steck, M.
Stöhlker, Th.
Tanaka, Y. K.
Trassinelli, M.
Trotsenko, S.
Varga, L.
Wang, M.
Weick, H.
Woods, P. J.
Yamaguchi, T.
Zhang, Y. H.
Zhao, J.
Zuber, K.
Nuclear Experiment
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Stable $^{205}$Tl ions have the lowest known energy threshold for capturing electron neutrinos ($ν_e$) of ${ E}_{ν_e}\ge50.6$\,keV. The Lorandite Experiment (LOREX), proposed in the 1980s, aims at obtaining the longtime averaged solar neutrino flux by utilizing natural deposits of Tl-bearing lorandite ores. To determine the $ν_e$ capture cross section, it is required to know the strength of the weak transition connecting the ground state of $^{205}$Tl and the 2.3 keV first excited state in $^{205}$Pb. The only way to experimentally address this transition is to measure the bound-state beta decay ($β_{b}$) of fully ionized $\mathrm{^{205}Tl^{81+}}$ ions. After three decades of meticulous preparation, the half-life of the $β_{b}$ decay of $\mathrm{^{205}Tl^{81+}}$ has been measured to be $291_{-27}^{+33}$ days using the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) at GSI, Darmstadt. The longer measured half-life compared to theoretical estimates reduces the expected signal-to-noise ratio in the LOREX, thus challenging its feasibility.
title Bound-State Beta Decay of $\mathbf{\mathrm{^{205}{Tl}^{81+}}}$ Ions and the LOREX Project
topic Nuclear Experiment
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06029