Abstract

Temperature dependence of nuclear decays in metallic environments is a controversial issue. We measured the temperature dependence of the β+-decay half-life of22Na implanted into the metal host of palladium. It is found that the β+ -decay half-life of22Na in the metal Pd cooled to T = 15 K is shorter by 0.46(14)% than that at room temperature. The result is consistent in sign with, but clearly smaller than, the estimated one by the Debye model.

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