Two-proton radioactivity

Bertram Blank (1) , M. Ploszajczak (2)

1 CENBG - Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan
2 GANIL - Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds

In the first part of the present review paper, experimental results which lead to the discovery of two-proton radioactivity are reviewed. Beyond two-proton emission from nuclear ground states, we also discuss experimental studies of two-proton emission from excited states populated either by nuclear beta decay or by inelastic reactions. In the second part, we review the modern theory of two-proton radioactivity. An outlook to future experimental studies and theoretical developments will conclude this review.

Mots clés: SISSI device; LISE device

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]; Physique Nucléaire Théorique [nucl-th]

Bertram Blank, M. Ploszajczak. Two-proton radioactivity. Reports on Progress in Physics, 2008, 71, pp.046301. ⟨10.1088/0034-4885/71/4/046301⟩. ⟨in2p3-00175614⟩