| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878627 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
•Five internal conversion coefficients (ICCs) have been measured to better than ±2%.•Transitions were selected to be sensitive to the assumptions used in ICC calculations.•Results establish that the atomic vacancy must be accounted for in ICC calculations.
In a research program aimed at testing calculated internal-conversion coefficients (ICCs), we have made precise measurements of αK values for transitions in five nuclei, 197Pt, 193Ir, 137Ba, 134Cs and 119Sn, which span a wide range of A and Z values. In all cases, the results strongly favor calculations in which the final-state electron wave function has been computed using a potential that includes the atomic vacancy created by the internal-conversion process.
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Authors
J.C. Hardy, N. Nica, V.E. Iacob, S. Miller, M. Maguire, M.B. Trzhaskovskaya,