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The disintegration of boron by α-particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

H. Miller ,
W. E. Duncanson  and
A. N. May
H. Miller
Affiliation:
St John's College
W. E. Duncanson
Affiliation:
Trinity College
A. N. May
Affiliation:
Trinity Hall
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The protons emitted from boron, when it is bombarded by α-particles from radium C′ and polonium, have been examined. All have been ascribed to the disintegration of the B10 isotope following the capture of an α-particle. Four energy changes with values 3·1 m.v., 0·4 m.v., − 0·1 m.v., and − 1·0 m.v. are necessary to explain the range distribution observed. Experiments with α-particles from polonium also show that penetration through the top of the potential barrier stops at an energy of 3·6 m.v. and that below this there is a resonance level at about 2·9 m.v.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 1934 , pp. 549 - 560
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1934

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