Detection of the natural α decay of tungsten
@article{Cozzini2004DetectionOT, title={Detection of the natural α decay of tungsten}, author={C. Cozzini and G. Angloher and C. Bucci and F. Feilitzsch and D. Hauff and S. Henry and T. Jagemann and J. Jochum and H. Kraus and B. Majorovits and V. Mikhailik and J. Ninkovi{\'c} and F. Petricca and W. Potzel and F. Proebst and Y. Ramachers and W. Rau and M. Razeti and W. Seidel and M. Stark and L. Stodolsky and A. Tolhurst and W. Westphal and H. Wulandari}, journal={Physical Review C}, year={2004}, volume={70}, pages={064606} }
The natural $\ensuremath{\alpha}$-decay of $^{180}\mathrm{W}$ has been unambiguously detected for the first time. The $\ensuremath{\alpha}$ peak is found in a ($\ensuremath{\gamma}$, $\ensuremath{\beta}$, and neutron)-free background spectrum. This has been achieved by the simultaneous measurement of phonon and light signals with the CRESST (Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers) cryogenic detectors. A half-life of ${T}_{1∕2}=(1.8\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.2)\ifmmode… CONTINUE READING
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