Abstract
The half-life of the superallowed {beta}{sup +} emitter {sup 62}Ga has been measured at TRIUMF's Isotope Separator and Accelerator facility using a fast-tape-transport system and 4{pi} continuous-flow gas proportional counter to detect the positrons from the decay of {sup 62}Ga to the daughter {sup 62}Zn. The result, T{sub 1/2}=116.100{+-}0.025 ms, represents the most precise measurement to date (0.022%) for any superallowed {beta}-decay half-life. When combined with six previous measurements of the {sup 62}Ga half-life, a new world average of T{sub 1/2}=116.121{+-}0.021 ms is obtained. This new half-life measurement results in a 20% improvement in the precision of the {sup 62}Ga superallowed ft value while reducing its mean by 0.9{sigma} to ft=3074.3(12) s. The impact of this half-life measurement on precision tests of the CVC hypothesis and isospin symmetry breaking corrections for A{>=}62 superallowed decays is discussed.
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