Role of electronic shell in the double beta decay

TL;DR

This paper shows that in double beta decay, the electronic shell causes a reduction of approximately 400 eV in the energy available for ejected electrons due to inelastic processes.

Contribution

It quantifies the impact of electronic shell inelastic processes on the energy spectrum in double beta decay.

Findings

Energy available for electrons is reduced by about 400 eV.

Inelastic processes in the electronic shell significantly affect decay energy.

Provides a correction factor for decay energy calculations.

Abstract

We demonstrate that the limiting energy available for ejected electrons in double beta decay is diminished by about 400 eV due to inelastic processes in the electronic shell.