ELECTRIC-MONOPOLE DIRECTIONAL-CORRELATION EXPERIMENTS

Journal Article · Sat Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 1958 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.109.1299· OSTI ID:4308723

Church, E L; Rose, M E; Weneser, J

Angular-correlation experiments involving conversion electrons are sensitive to a small admixture of electricmonopole (E0) transitions. The coefficient of P/sub 2/(cos theta ) in the correlation function involving a mixed E0 + M1 + E2 transition contains an interference term between the E0 and E2 electrons, which is proportional to the ratio of the E0 and E2 matrix elements. Measurement of this coefficient provides a sensitive means for determining both the magnitude of the monopole matrix element and its phase relative to the E2 gamma-ray matrix element. The effect on the directional-correlation function between such K-conversion electrons and a coincident gamma ray is calculated explicitiy. Specific numerical results are given for Pt (Z = 78) over a range of energies, and the feasibility of the method is illustrated with reference to the particular case of the 2+ yields 2+ 0+ cascade in P/sup 196/. (auth)

• Research Organization: Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia; Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.; Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-006778
• OSTI ID: 4308723
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 109; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
ARGON
COINCIDENCE METHODS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRONS
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
GAMMA RADIATION
GASES
INTERNAL CONVERSION
IONIZATION
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MATRICES
MEASURED VALUES
MONOPOLES
MULTIPOLES
NUCLEAR MODELS
NUMERICALS
PHYSICS
PLATINUM
PLATINUM 196
PROTONS
SPIN
TESTING
TRANSIENTS
TRANSITIONS