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Recoilless emission and absorption of 26 keV γ-ray of161Dy

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Recoilless emission and resonance absorption of the 26 keV γ-ray emitted in the β-decay of161Tb have been observed. The existence of the first excited state of161Dy at 26 keV is thus confirmed. From the measurement of the transmission of this γ-ray through various thickness of the Dy2O3 absorber, the percentages of recoilless emission and recoilless absorption have been estimated to be (10±2)% and (6.5±2)% respectively. From the curve showing the change in the transmission as a function of the relative velocity of the source and the absorber, the width of the 26 keV state (for an absorber thickness of 19.65 mg/cm2) was found to be about 1.04·10−6 eV which is about 70 times what is expected from the measured half-life of this state.

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Sono stati osservati emissione ed assorbimento di risonanza senza rinculo dei raggi γ di 26 keV nel decadimento β del161Tb. Viene così confermata l’esistenza del primo stato eccitato del161Dy a 26 keV. Dalla misura della trasmissione di questo raggio γ attraverso vari spessori di assorbente di Dy2O3, si è valutata la percentuale di emissione ed assorbimento senza rinculo in (10±2)% e (6.6±2)% rispettivamente. Dalla curva che rappresenta la variazione della trasmissività in funzione della velocità relativa della sorgente e dell’assorbente, si è trovato che la larghezza dello stato di 26 keV (per una lunghezza di 19.65 mg/cm2) è di circa 1.04·10−6 eV, che è circa 70 volte quello che ci si sarebbe aspettato dalle misure della vita media di questo stato.

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Jha, S., Gupta, R.K., Devare, H.G. et al. Recoilless emission and absorption of 26 keV γ-ray of161Dy. Nuovo Cim 19, 682–686 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02733365

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