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arxiv: 2103.02809 · v3 · pith:PWVGVM2Hnew · submitted 2021-03-04 · ✦ hep-ex · nucl-ex

Identification of new isomers in ²²⁸Ac : Impact on dark matter searches

K. W. Kim , G. Adhikari , E. Barbosa de Souza , N. Carlin , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , M. Djamal , A. C. Ezeribe
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We report the identification of metastable isomeric states of $^{228}$Ac at 6.28 keV, 6.67 keV and 20.19 keV, with lifetimes of an order of 100 ns. These states are produced by the $\beta$-decay of $^{228}$Ra, a component of the $^{232}$Th decay chain, with $\beta$ Q-values of 39.52 keV, 39.13 keV and 25.61 keV, respectively. Due to its low Q-value as well as the relative abundance of $^{232}$Th and their progeny in low background experiments, these observations potentially impact the low-energy background modeling of dark matter search experiments.

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