Beta Backscattering by Metallic Elements and Simple Compounds
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The aim was to investigate the angular dependence of the β-particle backscatter count rate, using a strontium-90 source. In addition the empirical relationship between the atomic number (Z number) of a scatterer and the count rate at a specific angle was investigated along with consideration of how this relationship behaves with simple compounds. Thick samples are used throughout. A brief investigation of counting statistics is included as an appendix. PACS numbers: 34.80.−i
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تاریخ انتشار 2001