THE K–LL AUGER SPECTRUM OF 62Sm152

1960 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Ewan ◽  
R. L. Graham ◽  
L. Grodzins

The K–LL Auger spectrum of 62Sm152 has been studied in the Chalk River high-resolution β-ray spectrometer with a proportional counter detector. Seven lines were observed in the Auger spectrum with the following energies and relative intensities:[Formula: see text]These measurements are compared with the theoretical predictions of Asaad and Burhop. The measured energies are ~50–60 ev higher than their predictions. Discrepancies exist in the relative intensities but these are smaller than were observed at Z = 94.

1959 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Ewan ◽  
J. S. Geiger ◽  
R. L. Graham ◽  
D. R. MacKenzie

The K–LL Auger spectrum of 94Pu239 has been examined using a high resolution π√2 β-ray spectrometer with a proportional counter detector. Seven lines have been observed in the Auger spectrum with the following energies and relative intensities.[Formula: see text]The presence of seven lines in this K–LL Auger spectrum is in disagreement with theoretical predictions based on pure j–j coupling and supports, rather, the recent theoretical treatment of Asaad and Burhop. The energies of the observed lines are in satisfactory agreement with their theoretical predictions but discrepancies exist in the relative intensities.


1988 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
E. Silver ◽  
C. Hailey ◽  
S. Labov ◽  
N. Madden ◽  
D. Landis ◽  
...  

The merits of microcalorimetry below 1°K for high resolution spectroscopy has become widely recognized on theoretical grounds. By combining the high efficiency, broadband spectral sensitivity of traditional photoelectric detectors with the high resolution capabilities characteristic of dispersive spectrometers, the microcalorimeter could potentially revolutionize spectroscopic measurements of astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. In actuality, however, the performance of prototype instruments has fallen short of theoretical predictions and practical detectors are still unavailable for use as laboratory and space-based instruments. These issues are currently being addressed by the new collaborative initiative between LLNL, LBL, U.C.I., U.C.B., and U.C.D.. Microcalorimeters of various types are being developed and tested at temperatures of 1.4, 0.3, and 0.1°K. These include monolithic devices made from NTD Germanium and composite configurations using sapphire substrates with temperature sensors fabricated from NTD Germanium, evaporative films of Germanium-Gold alloy, or material with superconducting transition edges. A new approache to low noise pulse counting electronics has been developed that allows the ultimate speed of the device to be determined solely by the detector thermal response and geometry. Our laboratory studies of the thermal and resistive properties of these and other candidate materials should enable us to characterize the pulse shape and subsequently predict the ultimate performance. We are building a compact adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator for conveniently reaching 0.1°K in the laboratory and for use in future satellite-borne missions. A description of this instrument together with results from our most recent experiments will be presented.


1975 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.G. Markham ◽  
R.G.H. Robertson

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 253-260
Author(s):  
W. H.-M. Ku ◽  
K. Long ◽  
R. Pisarski ◽  
M. Vartanian

High quality X-ray spectral and imaging observations of the Cygnus Loop have been obtained with three different instruments. The High Resolution Imager (HRI) on the Einstein Observatory was used to obtain arcsecond resolution images of select bright regions in the Cygnus Loop which permit detailed comparisons between the X-ray, optical, and radio structure of the Loop. The Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) on the Einstein Observatory was used to obtain an arcminute resolution map of essentially the full Loop structure. Finally, an Imaging Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter (IGSPC), carried aloft by a sounding rocket last fall, obtained modest resolution, spatially resolved spectrophotometry of the Cygnus Loop. An X-ray map of the Loop in the energy of the 0 VIII line was obtained. These data combine to yield a very powerful probe of the abundance, temperature, and density distribution of material in the supernova remnant, and in the interstellar medium.


1984 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 337-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Yoda

A high-resolution small-angle X-ray scattering camera has been built, which has the following features. (i) The point collimation optics employed allows the scattering cross section of the sample to be directly measured without corrections for desmearing. (ii) A small-angle resolution better than 0.5 mrad is achieved with a camera length of 1.6 m. (iii) A high photon flux of 0.9 photons μs−1 is obtained on the sample with the rotating-anode X-ray generator operated at 40 kV–30 mA. (iv) Incident X-rays are monochromated by a bent quartz crystal, which makes the determination of the incident X-ray intensity simple and unambiguous. (v) By rotation of the position-sensitive proportional counter around the direct beam, anisotropic scattering patterns can be observed without adjusting the sample. Details of the design and performance are presented with some applications.


1971 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 538-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Comes ◽  
G. Schumpe

Abstract The D 1∏u - X1∑g+system of H2 and D2 shows strong predissociation. High resolution m easurements on the line widths of isolated absorption lines have been carried out, showing the influence of rotation on the predissociation probability of the corresponding rotational states. Their lifetime decreases with increasing rotation of the molecule and with decreasing mass due to the coupling of electronic and rotational motion. Both results are in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions given by Kronig. The shape of the absorption lines broadened by predissociation was found to be typically asymmetric. They are of the Beutler type, well known form the autoionisation of the rare gases.


1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-305
Author(s):  
J. M. Vreux ◽  
J. P. Swings

Ultraviolet low resolution spectra of most of the B stars observed with the S2/68 experiment onboard the TD1 satellite in the spectral range 1350 A - 2500 A are computer-investigated in order to define a grid of standard behaviors (J.M. Vreux and J.P. Swings, 1976 Astron. Astrophys., in press). The behavior of the relative intensities of the Balmer and Paschen continua is studied as a function of the spectral type and the visible photometric index Q: both relations are shown to be luminosity dependent. A comparison to theoretical predictions and to previous studies is also presented. A measure of the slope of the pseudo-continuum drawn between ~ λ 1660 A and ~ λ 2550 A is studied in the same way: the effect of luminosity is discussed in connection with recently proposed temperature scales for super-giants. The behavior of the depths of the absorption features at λλ 1550 A, 1940 A, 2000 A, 2055 A, 2105 A, 2340 A and 2395 A with respect to the spectral type, the Q index and the luminosity class is also briefly presented. Special emphasis is given to the absorption features at λ 1550 A in connection to the discussion of the Felll lines in the ultraviolet spectra of early B stars by J.P. Swings, M. Klutz, J.M. Vreux and E. Peytremann (1976, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. 25, 193). Preliminary results of a study of high resolution Copernicus spectra in the A 1550 A region are also presented: it is shown that the role of Felll remains predominant for stars of spectral type as early as about BIII - BIIII (J.P. Swings and J.M. Vreux, to be published).


1968 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.W. Benjamin ◽  
C.D. Kemshall ◽  
J. Redfearn

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