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Detection of Neutrons Liberated from Beryllium by Gamma Rays: a New Technique for Inducing Radioactivity

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We have observed that a radiation emitted from beryllium under the influence of radium gamma rays excites induced radioactivity in iodine, and we conclude that neutrons are liberated from beryllium by gamma rays.

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  1. NATURE, 134, 237, Aug. 18, 1934.

  2. NATURE, 134, 462, Sept. 22, 1934.

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  1. Physics Department, Medical College, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, E.C.1. Sept. 17. https://www.nature.com/nature

    LEO SZILARD & T. A. CHALMERS

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SZILARD, L., CHALMERS, T. Detection of Neutrons Liberated from Beryllium by Gamma Rays: a New Technique for Inducing Radioactivity. Nature 134, 494–495 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134494b0

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