Compton scattering of 1. 12 MeV gamma rays by K-shell electrons

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7081843

Baba Prasad, P N; Basavaraju, G; Kane, P P

Two sodium iodide counters in coincidence and a twenty channel pulse height analyzer have been used to determine the pulse height distribution of 1.12 MeV gamma rays which are Compton scattered by the K-shell electrons of gold, lead and thorium. The angular variations of the differential cross section ratio, dsigma/sub K//dsigma/sub F/, have already been reported. The present measurements were made at 60 and 100/sup 0/ scattering angles. At 60/sup 0/, lead targets of 30 mg/cm/sup 2/ and 143 mg/cm/sup 2/ were used. At 100/sup 0/, targets of gold (13 mg/cm/sup 2/), lead (143 mg/cm/sup 2/) and thorium (14 mg/cm/sup 2/) were used. In all cases, pulse height distributions of false coincidence events were determined and subtracted from the measured distributions in order to obtain the true distributions. A broadening of the K-shell electron Compton peak has been observed. The results of these measurements are discussed.

• Research Organization: Indian Inst. of Tech., Bombay
• OSTI ID: 7081843
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.; (United States) Journal Volume: 461
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACTINIDES
BASIC INTERACTIONS
COMPTON EFFECT
CROSS SECTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
GAMMA RADIATION
GOLD
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEAD
METALS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
THORIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS