Parity violation in neutron resonances of antimony and iodine

Abstract

Parity violation in p-wave neutron resonances of ${}^{121}\mathrm{Sb},$ ${}^{123}\mathrm{Sb},$ and ${}^{127}\mathrm{I}$ has been measured by transmission of a longitudinally polarized neutron beam through natural antimony and iodine targets. The measurements were performed at the pulsed spallation neutron source of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. Five statistically significant parity violation effects were observed in ${}^{121}\mathrm{Sb},$ one effect in ${}^{123}\mathrm{Sb},$ and seven effects in ${}^{127}\mathrm{I}.$ The weak interaction rms matrix elements and the corresponding spreading widths were determined.