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The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Emission

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The ß-delayed proton emission of 11Be. The neutron halo ground state of 11Be undergoes beta decay to an excited state of 10B, which lies just above the proton-decay threshold. This state subsequently decays to 10Be by emitting a proton. (Source: IFJ PAN)

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Source: IFJ PAN

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