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An $\textit{ab initio}$ strategy for taming nuclear-structure dependence of $ V_{ud} $ extractions: the $ {}^{10}\mathrm{C} \rightarrow {}^{10}\mathrm{B} $ superallowed transition

Nuclear Theory 2025-10-21 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We report the first \textit{ab initio} calculation of the nuclear-structure-dependent radiative correction δNS \delta_{ \mathrm{NS} } to the 10C10B {}^{10}\mathrm{C} \rightarrow {}^{10}\mathrm{B} superallowed transition, computed with the no-core shell model and chiral effective field theory. We obtain δNS=0.422(29)nuc(12)n,el\delta_{ \mathrm{NS} } = - 0.422 (29)_{ \mathrm{nuc} } (12)_{ n,\mathrm{el} } with a 1.61.6-times reduction in the total uncertainty when compared to the current literature estimate based on the shell model and Fermi gas picture. This work paves the way for a precise determination of VudV_{ud} from superallowed beta decays within a systematically improvable framework.

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@article{arxiv.2405.19281,
  title  = {An $\textit{ab initio}$ strategy for taming nuclear-structure dependence of $ V_{ud} $ extractions: the $ {}^{10}\mathrm{C} \rightarrow {}^{10}\mathrm{B} $ superallowed transition},
  author = {Michael Gennari and Mehdi Drissi and Mikhail Gorchtein and Petr Navratil and Chien-Yeah Seng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.19281},
  year   = {2025}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures