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The Upper Limits of Energy in the β-ray Spectra of Actinium B and Actinium C″

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

B. W. Sargent
B. W. Sargent
Affiliation:
Emmanuel College 1851 Exhibition Scholar of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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Absorption curves in paper have been obtained for the β-rays of actinium (B + C) and actinium C′. Some inferences regarding the shape of their energy distribution curves have been drawn, and the ranges of the β-rays of actinium B and actinium C′ fix their maximum β-ray velocities at Hρ 3430 and 6140. The potency of the method is emphasized for elements which cannot be easily investigated directly in a magnetic spectrograph.

The γ-ray ionizations of actinium B and actinium C′ have been compared under the same conditions with the β-ray ionization of actinium C′.

In conclusion, the writer wishes to thank Professor Sir Ernest Rutherford for his kind interest in the work. Thanks are also due to Dr J. Chadwick and Dr C. D. Ellis for many valuable suggestions and discussions.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , October 1929 , pp. 514 - 521
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1929

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