ON THE ELECTRON STABILITY MEASURED BY THE COINCIDENCE SPECTROSCOPY

Authors
ALONSO R LOPEZGARCIA A VUCETICH H
Citation
R. Alonso et al., ON THE ELECTRON STABILITY MEASURED BY THE COINCIDENCE SPECTROSCOPY, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 383(2-3), 1996, pp. 451-453
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
383
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
451 - 453
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1996)383:2-3<451:OTESMB>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The fast-slow coincidence technique has been used for the first time t o measure the electron half-life, obtaining a very simple way for extr acting noise background from real signals. In this paper we present a 986h measurement for the channel e(-) --> gamma + nu, realized in a la boratory practically without any cosmic-ray shielding and with common low-resolution BaF2 scintillators, obtaining a period of T-e > 3.15 x 10(21) yr. This result is analized in comparision with previous report s obtained in ultra-low background, massive and high resolution Ge det ectors located thousand meters underground. So, an extrapolation of th e limit that would be obtained under such conditions is evaluated.