Search for 22Na in novae supported by a novel method for measuring femtosecond nuclear lifetimes

C Fougères, F de Oliveira Santos, J José… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Classical novae are thermonuclear explosions in stellar binary systems, and important
sources of 26Al and 22Na. While γ rays from the decay of the former radioisotope have been …