کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1877491 | 1532089 | 2016 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• 138La radioactive decays have been detected using LaBr3:Ce and CeBr3 scintillators.
• Beta energy distribution and electron capture probabilities for K, L and M measured.
• Experimental results are compared with advanced computational technique.
• A revised value of the beta end-point is proposed.
We measured with unprecedented accuracy key features of the 138La radioactive decays as β particle energy distribution from 0.5 keV to the end-point and ratios of electron capture probabilities PL/PK, PM/PK and PM/PL. This was achieved by making use of LaBr3:Ce and CeBr3 scintillator detectors. The advantage of the presented technique relies on the double role of LaBr3:Ce as source of 138La and detector medium resulting in a relatively efficient counting statistics and unaltered β energy detection. The experimental results are compared to advanced computational techniques and significant deviation is found below 20 keV with the computational spectrum showing a 5% excess of β particle relative to the experimental spectrum at 10 keV.
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Volume 108, February 2016, Pages 30–34