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An experiment was carried out at Saclay, in order to determine the ratio Γπ/ΓSF with a252Cf source. An upper limit to this ratio is obtained, but the existence of spontaneous pion emission phenomenon is still an open question.
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Cerruti, C., Hisleur, J.M., Julien, J. et al. Search for spontaneous pion emission from252Cf source. Z. Physik A - Atomic Nuclei 329, 383–384 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01290246
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