| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839172 | Nuclear Physics A | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
It has been recently suggested that one might drastically shorten the alpha lifetime of nuclear waste products, if these are embedded in metals at low temperatures. Using quantum mechanical tunneling arguments, we show that such an effect is likely to be very small, if present at all.
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