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Branching ratio of α and β emissions from212Bi (ThC)

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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Semiconductor counters, which have good efficiency and energy resolution have been used to measure the branching ratio with increased precision. The measurement was made as usual by comparison of the intensity of the low-energy (<7 MeV) alphas coming directly from the212Bi with that of the high-energy (>7 MeV) alphas coming from the212Po that is produced by the β-decay of the212Bi. The average of 8 runs gaveα/(α+β)=0.358±0.001.

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Per misurare il rapporto di branching con maggior precisione, abbiamo usato contatori a semiconduttori, che hanno buona efficienza e buona risoluzione energentica. La misura venne eseguita col metodo usuale di confrontare l’intensità delle particelleα di bassa energia (<7 MeV), provenienti direttamente dal212Bi, con quella delle particelleα di alta energia (>7 MeV), provenienti dal212Po, che si produce nel decadimento β del212Bi. La media di otto misurazioni diedeα/(α+β)=0.358±0.001.

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Barkan, S. Branching ratio of α and β emissions from212Bi (ThC). Nuovo Cim 20, 450–453 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02731493

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