STUDY OF ATOMIC MOTION IN ORIENTED EUO SINGLE-CRYSTALS USING NEUTRINOINDUCED DOPPLER BROADENING

Authors
STRITT N JOLIE J JENTSCHEL M BORNER HG
Citation
N. Stritt et al., STUDY OF ATOMIC MOTION IN ORIENTED EUO SINGLE-CRYSTALS USING NEUTRINOINDUCED DOPPLER BROADENING, Physical review letters, 78(13), 1997, pp. 2592-2595
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
78
Issue
13
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2592 - 2595
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1997)78:13<2592:SOAMIO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The motion of atoms caused by neutrino emission following electron cap ture is observed in EuO crystals by measuring the Doppler shift of sub sequently emitted gamma rays. The slowing down of the recoiling atom, which depends on the forces exerted by other atoms in the crystal, is calculated measured and simulated gamma-ray line shapes opens the way to a precise determination of the interatomic potential and of the lif etime of the nuclear state.