Nuclear half-life measurement using a fast oscilloscope
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1962
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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Previous work in the field of the delayed coincidence method of measuring nuclear half lives is summarised. A description is given of the design and performance of a five channel coincidence unit constructed using a fast oscilloscope. The problems arising when this coincidence unit is used in conjunction with 'slow' scintillation detectors are described. A measurement is made of the 17 μsecond half-life in Ta181 and the result interpreted in the light of current nuclear theory.
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Cathode ray oscillographs, Light-beam oscillographs, Nuclear physics, Oscillographs