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New precise K measurement as a test of internal conversion theory
166 keV transition in 139La
Christine BalonekDr. John C. Hardy, AdvisorDr. Ninel Nica, Deputy AdvisorAugust 3, 2006
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Overview
• Internal Conversion
• 139La Decay Scheme
• 139Ba Source
• Data Collection
• Spectral Analysis
• Impurity Analysis
• K X-Ray Analysis
• K Calculations
• Preliminary Results
• Summary
• Acknowledgements
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• Nuclear de-excitation energy transferred to an electron– Electron is emitted and followed by an x-ray– In competition with -ray emission
• Internal Conversion Coefficient
–
• Impact– Nuclear decay schemes
• Spin and parity assignments
• Transition rates
• Branching ratios
– Detector calibration
e
Internal Conversion
x-ray
e-
~10-18 s
e-
~10-17 s
-ray
L shellL shell
K shellK shell
HoleHole
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139La Decay SchemeLanthanum
K x-raysEnergy(keV) Intensity
1 33.442 46.8 11
2 33.034 25.7 6
1 37.801 8.7 19
2 38.726 2.81 6
3 37.72 4.51 10
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139Ba Source
• Source design– Determine number of atoms
(mass of sample) required to produce desired -ray counts
• Preparation of sources– Obtain enriched barium
– Dilute Ba(NO3)2 in water
– Two sources, A and B
Adhesive Mylar tape, 3.81 m
Ba++(aq) + 2NO3
-(aq)
Insulin
Mylar tape, 12.7 m
Trim excess tape to minimize impurities
Source ready to be irradiated
7.0 mm0.5 in
• Layer Effects– Attenuation calculations
– Back scattering
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Data collection
• Neutron irradiation of source– Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center
• and x-ray detection– Germanium detector, Cyclotron Institute,
Texas A&M University• Relative photopeak efficiencies calibrated
to 0.15%
– 17 spectra recorded between ~1 and 24 hours after activation
151. mm
and x-rays
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Spectral Analysis
• Source A, Sept. 2005 irradiation, spectrum 1– 52.7 min elapsed time / 46.9 min live time (~0.6 half lives)
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Impurity Analysis
K
K
-ray
x-rays
x-ray impurities
29.623 keV to 42.290 keV
-ray impurities
163.138 keV to 168.638 keV
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K X-Ray AnalysisSpectrum 1, 0.88 hr
- largely 139La x-rays
Spectrum 9, 15.87 hr
- source impurity x-rays
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K X-Ray Analysis
spectrum 9, scaledspectrum 1
Lanthanum K x-ray region
Impurities:152Eum 152Sm
152Eu 152Sm
152Eum 152Eu
153Sm 153Eu
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K Calculation
• K-shell internal conversion coefficient, K
• K = K-shell fluorescence yield
– 0.905(4)*
• NK, N = total number of K x or -rays
– Integration of spectra after removal of impurities
• K, = detector efficiency for K x or -rays
– Known detector efficiencies at energies of interest
K
K
KK N
N
1
K
K
KK N
N
1
*E. Schönfeld, H. Jaen, NIM A 369 (1996) 527.
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Preliminary Results
K
K
KK N
N
1
K
K
KK N
N
1
002.1
8387.0
3117232
770291
905.0
1K
002.1
8387.0
1752099
437196
905.0
1K
Source A, Sept. 2005 Irradiation Source B, July 2006 Irradiation
Theoretical Calculations
2231.0 K:hole With
2225.0 K:hole Without
27 2285.0K 28 2308.0K
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Summary
• Successfully prepared and irradiated two enriched 139Ba sources
• Analyzed 17 spectra for impurities based on -ray energies and parent nuclei properties
• Performed quantitative x-ray analysis to subtract impurities
• Calculated preliminary values for K of 139La
• More detailed analysis of x-rays needed– Analysis is ongoing
• Next: 196Pt irradiation– K measurement for 197Au
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Acknowledgements
• Dr. John C. Hardy, Advisor• Dr. Ninel Nica, Deputy Advisor• Hardy Research Group
– Victor Golovko, John Goodwin, Victor Iacob, Hyo In Park
• Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute REU Program– Dr. Sherry Yennello– Mary Ann Batson