Abstract : The 110Pd double-beta decay Q-value was measured with the Penning-trap mass spectrometer ISOLTRAP to be Q = 2017.85(64) keV. This value shifted by 14 keV compared to the literature value and is 17 times more precise, resulting in new phase-space factors for the two-neutrino and neutrinoless decay modes. In addition a new set of the relevant matrix elements has been calculated. The expected half-life of the two-neutrino mode was reevaluated as 1.5(6) E20 yr. With its high natural abundance, the new results reveal 110Pd to be an excellent candidate for double-beta decay studies.
D. Fink, J. Barea, D. Beck, K. Blaum, Ch. Böhm, et al.. Q-Value and Half-Lives for the Double-Beta-Decay Nuclide 110Pd. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2012, 108, pp.062502. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.062502⟩. ⟨in2p3-00674899⟩