Abstract
We show that the presently available data on the Gamow-Teller (GT) strength in mid-fp-shell nuclei are proportional to the product of the numbers of valence protons and neutron holes in the full fp-shell. This observation leads to important insights into the mechanism for GT quenching and to a simple parametrization of the Gamow-Teller strengths important for electron capture by fp-shell nuclei in the early stage of supernovae.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-8 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 326 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 28 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics