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Charged photoparticles from argon

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

Summary

The (γ, p) and (γ, α) reactions in argon have been studied by irradiation of an A gas target with the bremsstrahlung beam of the 31 MeV B.B.C. betatron of Turin. Three different maximum brems-strahlung energies were used: 23, 26 and 30 MeV. The charged photoparticles emitted at an angle around 90° with the γ-ray beam were recorded by nuclear emulsion. Tracks with a total range <75 µm of emulsion are attributed mainly to A(γ, α) process whose dσ/dΩ is given. Thus the apparent anomaly disappears in the spectrum A(γ, p) with a high and narrow peak at energy lower than the Coulomb barrier. The (γ, p) yield appears to be lower than that found bySpicer (3) and the Canadian workers (2), while seeming to be in agreement with the recent results (12) on the A(γ, p) cross-section. Hence the A(γ, p) cross-section does not seem so abnormally high in respect to other nuclei as it has been accepted to this date.

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Si studiano le reazioni (γ, p) e (γ, α) in argon esponendo targhette gassose di Argon ai raggi γ del betatrone B.B.C. di 31 MeV di Torino. Sono stati eseguiti irraggiamenti alle energie di 23, 26 e 30 MeV. Le tracce con un range totale <75 µm di emulsione sono attribuite principalmente a processi A(γ, α); di questo processo si dà la sezione d’urto dσ/dΘ. In questo modo si elimina nello spettro A(γ, p) l’apparente anomalia consistente in un alto e stretto picco ad energia inferiore a quella della barriera coulombiana. La resa (γ, p) risulta inferiore a quella determinata daSpicer (3) e dai Canadesi (2), mentre sembra in accordo con i recenti risultati (12) sulla sezione d’urto del processo A(γ, p). Si conclude che la sezione d’urto del processo A(γ, p) non è così eccezionalmente alta rispetto alla fotodisintegrazione degli altri nuclei come fin ora accettato.

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Emma, V., Milone, C., Rinzivillo, R. et al. Charged photoparticles from argon. Nuovo Cim 14, 62–73 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02725006

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