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Coagulation and diffusion of enclosed nuclei

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Decay experiments were carried out with ultra small nuclei, the sedimentation loss of which is negligible. It was found that the coefficient of the linear diffusion term in the decay equation varies as the square root of the diffusion coefficient. An interpretation of this relation, which takes convection into account, is suggested. Previous decay experiments are examined in the light of the new relation.

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Es wurden Schwundexperimente mit ultra-kleinen Kernen ausgeführt, bei denen der Verlust durch Sedimentation vernachlässigbar ist. Es wurde gefunden, dass der Koeffizient des linearen Diffusions-Gliedes in der Gleichung für das Verschwinden von Kernen sich wie die Quadratwurzel aus dem Diffusionskoeffizienten ändert. Eine Interpretation dieser Beziehung, welche Konvektion berücksichtigt, wird vorgeschlagen. Frühere Schwundexperimente werden im Lichte dieser neuen Beziehung geprüft.

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  1. University College, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, (Ireland)

    E. Kuffel

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Nolan, P.J., Kuffel, E. Coagulation and diffusion of enclosed nuclei. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 31, 97–106 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01999590

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