4-8 July 2016
Kramer Law building
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
<a href="http://events.saip.org.za/internalPage.py?pageId=10&confId=86">The Proceedings of SAIP2016</a> published on 24 December 2017

Feasibility Study of Electron Source Production at iThemba LABS

5 Jul 2016, 16:10
1h 50m
Kramer Law building

Kramer Law building

UCT Middle Campus Cape Town
Board: B.480
Poster Presentation Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics Poster Session (1)

Speaker

Ms Tebogo Lorraine (physics hons)

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

no

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>

Under certain conditions it is more favourable for an exited atomic nucleus to decay by the internal conversion (IC) process rather than by the emission of a gamma-ray. The IC process involves the emission of conversion electrons. A project was initiated to commission electron spectrometers for use in conjunction with high-resolution gamma-ray detectors at iThemba LABS, in order directly measure internal conversion electrons. In order to energy calibrate these spectrometers mono-energetic sources of electrons are required.

The sources should ideally be ‘’open”, having the active material “bare” with minimal covering material that would lead to deteriorated electron energies, from effects such as energy-straggling . In this presentation we present results from our study of the feasibility of producing such sources with methods and materials available at iThemba LABS (e.g. neutron or proton induced reactions)

-Radiation Detection and Measurements 4th Edition- Glenn F. Knoll September 2012
-Principle of Nuclear Radiation Detection-John W Poston 1 August 1985

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

DR P.Jones..iThemba LABS..Pete@tlabs.ac.za

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD, N/A)?

HONS

Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

YES

Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)

yes

Primary author

Ms Tebogo Lorraine (physics hons)

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