Nuclear<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>Rays Associated with Stopped Kaons

Abstract

We have identified a large number of nuclear $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays associated with negative kaons stopped in Ni, Cu, Si, and Al. Prominent among these for both the Cu and the Ni targets are transitions that take place in even-even nuclei lighter than the target by up to about twelve nucleons. In both cases, the total intensity of all of the identified nuclear $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays amounts to about twice that of the strongest x ray.