Abstract
Electron capture from an unfilled atomic s orbital is investigated theoretically. Analyses are carried out for two simple situations, a mirror transition of a nucleus with a nucleon in an outer s12 state and a Gamow-Teller transition decreasing the nuclear spin by one unit. It is shown that the hyperfine interaction between electron and nuclear spins has a great influence on the rate of electron capture at temperatures small compared to the hyperfine splitting. The possibility of inducing electron capture with resonant electromagnetic fields is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 499-501 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy