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A Silicon 4π Spectrometer of β-Decay Electrons with Energies of up to 3 MeV

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A 4π β spectrometer consists of two Si(Li) detectors with a sensitive region that is more than 8-mm thick. Using this total-absorption spectrometer it is possible to make a direct measurement of β spectra without correcting the response function for the electron backscattering from the crystal surface. The β spectra of transitions to the excited states of daughter nuclei have been measured using an additional 3'' BGO detector of γ rays, which is connected in coincidence with the pair of Si(Li) detectors.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project nos. 19-02-00097 and 20-02-00571) and the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 17-12-01009).

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  1. Konstantinov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, 188300, Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Russia

    S. V. Bakhlanov, A. V. Derbin, I. S. Drachnev, I. M. Kotina, V. N. Muratova, N. V. Niyazova, D. A. Semenov, M. V. Trushin, E. V. Unzhakov & E. A. Chmel’

  2. Khlopin Radium Institute, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Alekseev, I.E., Bakhlanov, S.V., Derbin, A.V. et al. A Silicon 4π Spectrometer of β-Decay Electrons with Energies of up to 3 MeV. Instrum Exp Tech 64, 190–194 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002044122101019X

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