THE PRESENT EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STATUS OF THE PROBLEM OF ELECTRON EJECTION IN THE ALPHA DECAY OF Po$sup 21$$sup 0$
The experimental measurements of electron ejection in Po/sup 210/ decay are discussed, and the theory of the process is outlined. The order-of-magnitude discrepancy between theory and experiment that was evident a decade ago has not yet been definitively resolved. The discrepancy is ascribed to an inadequacy of the theory, in particular to the use of an asymptotic expansion in that theory. Brief mention is made of some very recent unpublished calculations by G. W. Schaefer in which a reasonable estimate of the K-ejection probability is obtained by a procedure that avoids the asymptotic expansion. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT-30-2-GEN-16
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-039969
- OSTI ID:
- 4626946
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-7333; CONF-233-1
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: From Conference on the Role of Atomic Electrons in Nuclear Transformations, Warsaw, Sept. 1963. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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