CIRCULAR POLARIZATION OF EXTERNAL BREMSSTRAHLUNG PRODUCED BY BETA RAYS

Journal Article · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1958 · Phys. Rev. Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.1.330· OSTI ID:4283172

Galster, S; Schopper, H

For energies smaller than 600 kev, the polarization was previously measured using forward scattering from magnetized iron, but a quantitative comparison was not performed. Computations were done for monoenergetic electrons falling on a thin absorber, whereas in all experiments the whole beta spectruan and thick absorbers were used. It is shown thnt even in this case a comparison with theory is possible as the diffusion of the electrons in the absorber has practically no influence on the polarization. Strong dependence of the circular polarization on the atomic number of the absorber is investigated. (W.D.M.)

• Research Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz
• NSA Number: NSA-13-001718
• OSTI ID: 4283172
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Letters, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Letters Vol. Vol: 1
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ATOMS
BEAMS
BETA PARTICLES
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
DIFFUSION
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
IRON
MAGNETIC MATERIALS
PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
POLARIZATION
SCATTERING
SPECTRA
TARGETS