Speaker
Mr
Bonginkosi Zikhali
(University of wersten cape physics)
Description
An electron spectrometer for the measurement of internal conversion electrons is undergoing development at iThemba LABS. The spectrometer will be used to study the nuclear configuration of multiple excited 0+ states around Z ≈50 region. The purpose of the project is to wider the state of knowledge for electron conversion sources of nuclei with proton number near fifty (Z≈50). In order to accomplish this, a set of different electron sources around this region will be produced (120Sn, 109Cd & 170Yb) 170Yb will be used to calibrate the spectrometer, since this nucleus has lot of discrete states. A proton beam ranging from 11 to 66 MeV will be used to produce sources using(p,n) reaction. The cross sections and activity yield for sources have been calculated, 133Ba and 207Bi will be used to calibrate the spectrometer, and hence their efficiency have been measured. This presentation will describe current progress on this project.
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Dr Pete. Jones,
iThemba LABS
pete@tlabs.ac.za
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Primary author
Mr
Bonginkosi Zikhali
(University of wersten cape physics)
Co-authors
Mr
Abraham Avaa
(Wits\iThemba)
Mr
Lumkile Msebi
(Student)
Mr
Maluba Chisapi
(iThemba LABS)
Dr
Pete Jones
(iThemba LABS)
Mr
Robert Lindsay
(University)
