Systematic trends in beta-delayed particle emitting nuclei: The case of βpα emission from 21Mg

Abstract

4 pags.; 6 figs.; 1 tab.; Open Access funded by Creative Commons Atribution Licence 4.0 ; © 2015 The Authors. We have observed β+-delayed α and pα emission from the proton-rich nucleus 21Mg produced at the ISOLDE facility at CERN. The assignments were cross-checked with a time distribution analysis. This is the third identified case of βpα emission. We discuss the systematic of beta-delayed particle emission decays, show that our observed decays fit naturally into the existing pattern, and argue that the patterns are to a large extent caused by odd–even effects. ; We acknowledge support from the European Union Seventh Framework through ENSAR (contract no. 262010) and by the Spanish research agency under number FPA2012-32443. ; Peer Reviewed