Abstract
The 79-kev transition in , which is known to be -forbidden () magnetic dipole (), has been analyzed for penetration effects suggested by Church and Weneser. A value of 6.5±2.6 is found for , the ratio of the matrix element due to penetration of the atomic electron into the nucleus and the matrix element due to gamma emission. This value of is to be compared with the range 5-10 obtained by Church and Weneser for -forbidden () transitions using empirical gamma matrix elements and single-particle wave functions to evaluate the electron matrix element.
- Received 20 April 1960
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.119.2021
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