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Observation of Non-Exponential Orbital Electron Capture Decays of Hydrogen-Like ¹⁴⁰Pr and ¹⁴²Pm Ions
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Observation of Non-Exponential Orbital Electron Capture Decays of Hydrogen-Like ¹⁴⁰Pr and ¹⁴²Pm Ions
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We report on time-modulated two-body weak decays observed in the orbital electron capture of hydrogen-like $^{140}$Pr$^{59+}$ and $^{142}$Pm$^{60+}$ ions coasting in an ion storage ring. Using non-destructive single ion, time-resolved Schottky mass spectrometry we found that the expected exponential decay is modulated in time with a modulation period of about 7 seconds for both systems. Tentatively this observation is attributed to the coherent superposition of finite mass eigenstates of the electron neutrinos from the weak decay into a two-body final state.
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