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Sometimes γ-rays come in twos

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Breakthrough measurements of a rare decay process in an excited barium nucleus pave the way for the development of techniques that probe the structure and decay modes of atomic nuclei. See Letter p.406

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Gade, A. Sometimes γ-rays come in twos. Nature 526, 330–331 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/526330a

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