Half-life of the electron-capture decay of 97Ru: Precision measurement shows no temperature dependence

J. R. Goodwin, V. V. Golovko, V. E. Iacob +1

We have measured the half-life of the electron-capture (ec) decay of 97Ru in a metallic environment, both at low temperature (19K), and also at room temperature. We find the half-l…