BETA-GAMMA CIRCULAR POLARIZZTION CORRELATION EXPERIMENTS

Journal Article · Wed Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1958 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys.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.109.456· OSTI ID:4337965

Boehm, F; Wapstra, A H

A circular polarization analyzer for gamma rays is described. Measurements on circular polarizatlon of bremsstrahlung due to BETA particles from P/sup 32/ and Tm/sup 170/ agree with previous and concurrent measurements and, together with Co/sup 60/ circular polarization correlation studies, establish a check on the calculated calibration curve of the analyzer. The BETA - gamma circular polarization correlation was studied in the following allowed j- j transitions: Na/sup 24/, Sc/sup 44/, Sc/sup 46/, V/sup 48/ , and Co/sup 58/. The result for Sc/sup 46/ indicates the presence of a strong interfercaee between Camow-Teller and Fermi couplings. The BETA interaction, therefore, should contain a combimation of S and T, or (and) V and A, interactions with small or no phase difference between the interaction constants. If one assumes maximum interference, our experiments give information on the ratio of Gamow-Teller to Fermi interaction. The once-forbidden transition Au/sup 198/ gives the maximum possible asymmetry. All results are in agreement with the 2-component neutrino theory and the assumption of V, A, or alternatively S, T, P interaction. (auth)

• Research Organization: California Institute of Tech., Pasadena
• NSA Number: NSA-12-005759
• OSTI ID: 4337965
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys.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, Vol. Vol: 109; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

PHYSICS
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
BETA DECAY
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
COBALT 58
COBALT 60
DECAY
FERMI INTERACTION
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMOW-TELLER INTERACTION
INTERACTIONS
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRINOS
PHOSPHORUS 32
POLARIZATION
QUANTUM MECHANICS
RELATIVITY THEORY
SCALERS
SELECTION RULES
SODIUM 24
STANDARDS
TENSORS
THULIUM 170
TRANSIENTS
VECTORS