Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12

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dc.contributor.advisorBrooks, F Den_ZA
dc.contributor.authorShackleton, Daviden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-21T19:26:50Z
dc.date.available2016-03-21T19:26:50Z
dc.date.issued1970en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA crystal of the carbon-rich phosphor, anthracene, has been bombarded by monoenergetic fast neutrons. Alpha-particle decays of carbon nuclei have been separated from other events by a specialised application of the pulse shape discrimination technique. A numerical analysis of the data has yielded alpha-particle energy spectra over a wide energy range. A counter has been assembled to detect neutrons scattered by carbon nuclei in the crystal, and the measurements repeated in coincidence with these neutrons. The energy range of particle resolving power has been extended. Structure in the resulting alpha-particle and proton energy spectra is attributed to particle decays of specific levels in carbon-12. It is shown how the experiment may be modified and extended to measure decay parameters in absolute terms.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationShackleton, D. (1970). <i>Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18131en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShackleton, David. <i>"Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 1970. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18131en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShackleton, D. 1970. Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Shackleton, David AB - A crystal of the carbon-rich phosphor, anthracene, has been bombarded by monoenergetic fast neutrons. Alpha-particle decays of carbon nuclei have been separated from other events by a specialised application of the pulse shape discrimination technique. A numerical analysis of the data has yielded alpha-particle energy spectra over a wide energy range. A counter has been assembled to detect neutrons scattered by carbon nuclei in the crystal, and the measurements repeated in coincidence with these neutrons. The energy range of particle resolving power has been extended. Structure in the resulting alpha-particle and proton energy spectra is attributed to particle decays of specific levels in carbon-12. It is shown how the experiment may be modified and extended to measure decay parameters in absolute terms. DA - 1970 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1970 T1 - Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12 TI - Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18131 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18131
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShackleton D. Alpha decay of excited states of carbon-12. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 1970 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18131en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhysicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherParticle Physicsen_ZA
dc.titleAlpha decay of excited states of carbon-12en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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