Determination of the energy transitions and half-lives of Rubidium nuclei
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Tarih
2018
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De Gruyter Poland Sp Zoo
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The photonuclear reactions, first extensively studied in the 1970's and performed using the gamma rays obtained via bremsstrahlung, are a standard nuclear physics experiment. In this study, a non-enriched Rubidium sample was irradiated with photons produced by a clinical linear electron accelerator (cLINACs) with energies up to 18 MeV with the aim of activating it through photonuclear reactions. The activated sample was measured with a high purity germanium detector (HPGe) with the aim of measuring the transition energies and half-lives. The spectroscopic analysis performed on the obtained data yielded high quality results for the transition energies with precision matching or surpassing the literature data. For the half-lives the results were consistent with the literature, most notably the half-life of Rb-84m decay was determined as 20.28(2) m. The results for both energies and half-lives further show that the clinical linear accelerators can be successfully used as an efficient tool in experimental nuclear research endeavors.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Rubidium, photonuclear reaction, half-life, energy transitions
Kaynak
Open Physics
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
16
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1
