Phys.Rev.Lett. 126, 152701 (2021)

B.Gao, S.Giraud, K.A.Li, A.Sieverding, R.G.T.Zegers, X.Tang, J.Ash, Y.Ayyad-Limonge, D.Bazin, S.Biswas, B.A.Brown, J.Chen, M.DeNudt, P.Farris, J.M.Gabler, A.Gade, T.Ginter, M.Grinder, A.Heger, C.Hultquist, A.M.Hill, H.Iwasaki, E.Kwan, J.Li, B.Longfellow, C.Maher, F.Ndayisabye, S.Noji, J.Pereira, C.Qi, J.Rebenstock, A.Revel, D.Rhodes, A.Sanchez, J.Schmitt, C.Sumithrarachchi, B.H.Sun, D.Weisshaar

New ⁵⁹Fe Stellar Decay Rate with Implications for the ⁶⁰Fe Radioactivity in Massive Stars

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ⁵⁹Co(t, ³He)⁵⁹Fe, E=115 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, J, π, σ(θ), B(GT), β-decay rates. Comparison with stellar evolution calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.152701