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Beta-decay experiments are a primary source of information for nuclear-structure studies and at the same time complementary to in-beam investigations of nuclei far from stability. Although both types of experiment are mainly based on \(\gamma\)-ray spectroscopy, they face different experimental problems. The so-called Pandemonium effect is a critical problem in \(\beta\)-decay if we are to test theoretically calculated transition probabilities. In this contribution we will present a solution to this problem using total absorption spectroscopy methods. We will also present some examples of experiments carried out with the Total Absorption Spectrometer (TAS) at GSI an describe a new device LUCRECIA recently installed at CERN.
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Received: 20 November 2002, Revised: 22 April 2003, Published online: 2 March 2004
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23.40.-s Beta decay; double beta decay; electron and muon capture
GSI-TAS Collaboration: Institutes 1, 3, 6, 11; LUCRECIA-TAgS Collaboration: Institutes1, 4, 7, 8, 10
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Algora, A., Batist, L., Borge, M.J.G. et al. Beta-decay studies using total absorption spectroscopy. Eur. Phys. J. A 20, 199–202 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10353-8
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