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Inner bremsstrahlung accompanying beta decay in /sup 90/Sr-/sup 90/Y

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
The inner bremsstrahlung spectrum accompanying first forbidden beta decay in /sup 90/Sr-/sup 90/Y has been measured in the energy region from 80 to 600 keV with a 4.5 x 5.1 cm NaI(Tl) scintillation spectrometer. The magnetic deflection technique was employed in conjunction with a good geometry setup. After making all the corrections, viz., background, energy resolution, Compton electron distribution, detection efficiency (including geometry factor), and can absorption, the measured pulse height distribution is compared with (1) the allowed theory of Knipp and Uhlenbeck and Bloch, (2) the Coulomb-corrected theory of Lewis and Ford, and (3) the detour theory of Ford and Martin summing the contributions from /sup 90/Sr and /sup 90/Y in the investigated energy region. The measured pulse height distribution was found not to show agreement with any one of the theories. However, limited proximity exists between the measurements and different theories at different energy ranges.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of Mysore, Mysore 570006, India
OSTI ID:
5820536
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 28:1; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English