$\beta$-delayed spectroscopy of ${}^{80}$Ge${}_{48}$ and competition between Gamow-Teller and first-forbidden transitions in ${}^{80g+m}$Ga${}_{49}$ $\beta$ decay

Abstract

The $\beta$-delayed spectroscopy of ${}^{80}$Ge has been studied using sources of ground and low-lying isomeric states of ${}^{80}$Ga. A hybrid $\gamma$-ray spectrometer was used, composed of high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors for low-energy $\gamma$-ray detection, phoswich detectors from the PARIS array for high-energy $\gamma$ rays and a plastic detector for $\beta$ tagging. The new decay level schemes are presented, with 13 and 14 states $\beta$ populated by ${}^{80g}$Ga and ${}^{80m}$Ga, respectively, being reported for the first time. We quantitatively compare summed intensities of first-forbidden and previously reported Gamow-Teller $\beta$ transitions [R. Li et al., \href{https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.111.034303}{Phys. Rev. C 111, 034303 (2025)}]. The upper-limit fractions of first-forbidden transitions contributing to the decays of ${}^{80g}$Ga and ${}^{80m}$Ga are (48.0 $\pm$ 2.7)$\%$ and (47.9 $\pm$ 3.3)$\%$ of the observed total $\beta$ transition intensities of (78.2 $\pm$ 2.5)$\%$ and (82.2 $\pm$ 3.7)$\%$, respectively. Notably, the half-lives decrease in accordance with the upper limits of (48.0 $\pm$ 6.0)$\%$ [3.67(20) s $\to$ 1.91(3) s] and (47.9 $\pm$ 7.2)$\%$ [3.01(19) s $\to$ 1.57(1) s] for ${}^{80g}$Ga and ${}^{80m}$Ga, respectively, when including first-forbidden transitions, in contrast to those by Gamow-Teller transitions only.

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