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Evaluation of bound-state β--decay half-lives of fully ionized atoms
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Physics, Nuclear Science and Engineering. School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092, Shanghai, China.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4590-5917
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Physics, Nuclear Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1406-5695
2026 (English)In: European Physical Journal A, ISSN 1434-6001, E-ISSN 1434-601X, Vol. 62, no 5, article id 93Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Bound-state β--decay is a rare radioactive process where the created electron is trapped in an atomic orbital instead of being emitted. It can be observed in highly ionized atoms in particular when normal beta-decay is energetically forbidden, but bound-state decay is still possible. In this work we present a systematic theoretical study on the bound-state β--decay of fully ionized atoms where key nuclear inputs include the nuclear shape factor (expressed through ft values) and the lepton phase-space volume function. We present a method to evaluate nuclear shape factor for fully forbidden β- transitions in neutral atoms, from the inverse electron capture process using the Takahashi–Yokoi model and account for the impact of electron capture to different atomic orbitals on the resulting half-lives. Decay rates for bound-state β--decays of nuclei 163Dy, 193Ir, 194Au, 202Tl, 205Tl, 215At, 222Rn, 243Am, and 246Bk are calculated, where the normal beta-decay is forbidden. In addition, we compute the bound-state β--decay rates for nuclei 187Re, 227Ac, and 228Ra, observing enhancements by factors of 102 to 104 relative to their neutral-atom counterparts. Our results show that the half-lives of certain bare nuclei are significantly shorter than those of the corresponding neutral atoms, identifying them as promising candidates for future experimental investigation. The theoretically predicted half-lives of the bound-state β--decay could provide valuable inputs for various astrophysical studies.

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Springer Nature , 2026. Vol. 62, no 5, article id 93
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Subatomic Physics Other Physics Topics Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-382967DOI: 10.1140/epja/s10050-026-01846-zISI: 001764315000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105039067878OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-382967DiVA, id: diva2:2066428
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Available from: 2026-06-05 Created: 2026-06-05 Last updated: 2026-06-05Bibliographically approved

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