Half-Life of ${}^{14}$O

J. T. Burke, P. A. Vetter, S. J. Freedman +2

We have measured the half-life of ${}^{14}$O, a superallowed $(0^{+}\to 0^{+})$ $\beta$ decay isotope. The ${}^{14}$O was produced by the ${}^{12}$C(${}^3$He,n)${}^{14}$O reaction using a car…