Astrophysicalβ-Decay Formulas and Superheavy Elements
- 1 March 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review C
- Vol. 7 (3), 1254-1256
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.7.1254
Abstract
We comment on currently used -decay formulas in astrophysical and superheavy-element applications. A new formula of comparable simplicity but significantly improved accuracy is presented which predicts -decay rates that increase more strongly with energy than do conventional extrapolations in the neutron-rich superheavy-element region.
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