A new way of depositing thin targets of monolayer thickness for nuclear reaction analysis:: A case of the 550keV 13C(p,γ)14N resonant nuclear reaction

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作者
Makau, NW
Derry, TE
机构
[1] Univ Witwatersrand, Schonland Res Inst Nucl Sci, iThemba LABS Gauteng, ZA-2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa
[2] Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Phys, ZA-2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa
关键词
thin target; nuclear reaction; resonance width; diamond;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2005.09.034
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We suggest a method by which the thinnest possible uniform isotopic targets may be produced in favourable cases, by bonding a monolayer to a diamond substrate, for use in nuclear level studies at maximum energy resolution. The need to deconvolve the target thickness contribution, or concern about its possible non-uniformity, fall away. We illustrate with a new measurement of the proton energy width of the C-13(p, gamma)N-14 resonance at 550 keV. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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