Abstract
The double beta decay process for and is considered. The inhibition of the process for , previously considered by Khodel, is discussed in terms of a selection rule. The large value found for the transition to , by Haxton, Stephenson, and Strottman, is here illustrated by a pairing calculation using asymptotic Nilsson wave functions. The coherence of the process is clearly shown in this model. The contribution of high lying intermediate states, especially due to delta particle-nucleon hole states, is discussed.
RADIOACTIVITY Double beta decay, pairing correlations, delta admixtures.
- Received 29 March 1982
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.26.2185
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