Scintillation Spectrometer Studies of the Gamma-Radiation from Carbon Plus Proton Reactions

Author: Woodbury, Henry Hugh

Year: 1953

Degree: Dissertation (Ph.D.)

Advisor: Tollestrup, Alvin V.

Committee Member: Unknown, Unknown

Option: Physics; Chemistry

DOI: 10.7907/78SS-KF83

Abstract

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An efficient NaI(T1) scintillation gamma-ray spectrometer is described, and its theoretical and experimental characteristics are given for gamma-ray energies from 0.5 Mev to 10 Mev. This spectrometer was used to measure the gamma-radiation from two proton-induced reactions. Presentation of the analysis of the data obtained at seven resonances of the first reaction, C13(p,[gamma])N14, is followed by a discussion on the energy levels in N14. The results obtained for the second reaction, C12(p,[gamma]p?)C12, are likewise given, and are followed by a brief descriptive theory of the reaction.

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