The University of California Iron Isotope ExperimentWe suggest a novel technique for resolving neighboring isotopes of iron-group nuclei with abundance ratios as great as 20:1 over the energy range from about 360 to about 550 MeV/nucleon. The determination of mass is based on the proportionality between mass and range and the negligible magnitude of range straggling. A balloon-borne experiment based on this technique is described which uses active electronic counters to measure particle speed, trajectory, and charge, and a passive polycarbonate plastic stack to measure range.
Document ID
19760044003
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Ahlen, S. P. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Cartwright, B. G. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Crawford, H. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Price, P. B. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Tarle, G. (California, University Berkeley, Calif., United States)