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The production of 8Li by bombardment of boron with neutrons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

A. M. Lawrance
A. M. Lawrance
Affiliation:
Cavendish LaboratoryCambridge
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The decay period of the α-activity produced when boron is bombarded with neutrons from a (Li + D) source has been measured, and found to agree with the known decay period of 8Li. It has been shown that no activity is produced when (Be + D) neutrons (maximum energy 4·5 × 106 e.V.) are used. The results are explained by postulating the formation of radioactive 8Li according to the process

A short investigation of the number-range distribution for the α-particles emitted by 8Li indicated that a maximum occurred in the distribution at a range of about 6 mm.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , April 1939 , pp. 304 - 308
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1939

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