Experimental search for molecular-nuclear transitions in water

Belyaev, V. B.; Miller, M. B.; Motovilov, A. K.; Sermyagin, A. V.; Kuznetzov, I. V.; Sobolev, Yu. G.; Smolnikov, A. A.; Klimenko, A. A.; Osetrov, S. B.; Vasiliev, S. I.

Experimental search for molecular-nuclear transitions in water

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Experimental search for molecular-nuclear transitions H_2O\to^{18}Ne^*(4.522,1^-)\to^{18}F\to^{18}O in water molecules was carried out. The measurements were performed in a low-background laboratory at the Baksan Neutrino Observatory. Under the assumption that the above transitions take place, the estimate for the half-life time of water molecule was found to be about 10^{18} years.
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