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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Feasibility of photoelectron sources for testing the energy scale stablity of the KATRIN beta-ray spectrometer
O. DragounA. SpalekJ. KasparJ. BonnA. KovalikE. W. OttenD. VenosCh. Weinheimersubject
FOS: Physical sciencesNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)Nuclear Experimentdescription
Photoabsorption of nuclear gamma-rays in thin metallic convertors was examined with the aim to produce monoenergetic photoelectrons of kinetic energy around 18.6 keV and natural width of about 1 eV. Calculations were carried out for commercial photon sources of 241Am (1.1 GBq) and 119mSn (0.5 GBq) irradiating Co and Ti convertors. Photoelectrons ejected by 241Am gamma- and X-rays from Co convertors of various thickness were measured with two electrostatic spectrometers.
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2010-03-19 |