Beta Decay of Highly Charged Ions

F. Boscha), K. Beckerb), T. Faestermannb), B. Franzkea), J. Frieseb), H. Geissela), F. Heineb), P. Kienleb), O. Kleppera), H.J. Klugea), C. Kozhuharova), G. Menzela), G. Münzenberga), F. Noldena), H. Reicha), C. Scheidenbergera), B. Schlitta), M. Stecka), Th. Stöhlkera), K. Takahashib), E. Wefersb), T. Winklera), K. Zeitelhackb)
a)GSI-Darmstadt, Germany; b)TU-München, Germany


Why do we investigate Beta decay of HCI?

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Where can we measure Beta lifetimes of HCI?

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How to determine Beta lifetimes of highly charged ions in the ESR?

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First observation of Betab decay [1]

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Detecting Betab decay of bare 187Re: Setting a cosmic clock with HCI [2]

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Recalibrated rhenium clock and Hubble constant set constraints for the standard cosmological model

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[1] M. Jung et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2164 (1992).
[2] F. Bosch et al., Phys.Rev. Lett. 77, 5190 (1996).