A multi-functional apparatus for α and β spectroscopy utilizing a permanent ring-magnet β spectrometer

F. D. Becchetti; M. Febbraro; J. Riggins; R. O. Torres-Isea

doi:10.1119/1.4964109

A multi-functional apparatus for α and β spectroscopy utilizing a permanent ring-magnet β spectrometer

F. D. Becchetti, M. Febbraro, J. Riggins, R. O. Torres-Isea

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Abstract

A multi-functional teaching apparatus has been developed for α and β spectroscopy utilizing a solidstate detector and associated electronics. The possible experiments include conventional measurements to determine α and β decay energies, half lives, characteristic energy loss of nuclear particles in matter, and limits on the β-neutrino mass set from endpoints in β-decay spectra. In addition, the relativistic mass increase of b particles is verified using a high-efficiency, axially symmetric permanent ringmagnet β spectrometer. The basic apparatus also can be adapted for experiments in Rutherford scattering and other nuclear measurements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	883-893
Number of pages	11
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	84
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4964109
State	Published - Nov 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

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The authors thank B. Demkowski and M. Bales for their help, Professor Sobotka for calculating the 204Tl correction factors using the Washington University MATHCAD templates

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