Abstract
Because the levels of K40 are not populated by beta decay, it is necessary to use a nuclear reaction to produce the 29.4 keV ground state transition in K40. By passing a beam of thermal neutrons through the cryostat containing source and absorber, we have been able to utilize the K39 (n, γ) K40 reaction for the Mössbauer spectroscopy of K40. A thermal neutron beam does not cause target heating and the (n, γ) reaction method can be used for low temperature Mössbauer studies of both insulators and metals.
Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
F. Seitz and J. S. Koehler, Solid State Phys. 2: 305 (1956);
A. N. Goland, Ann. Rev. Nucl. Sei. 12: 243 (1962).
C. Erginsoy, G. H. Vineyard, and A. Shimizui, Phys. Rev. 139: A118 (1965)
D. Seyboth and F. E. Obenshain, Phys. Rev. Letters 14: 954 (1965);
P. W. Keaton, Jr., E. T. Ritter, and J. C. Walker, Phys. Rev. Letters 14: 957 (1965).
E. T. Ritter, P. W. Keaton, Jr., Y. K. Lee, R. R. Stevens, Jr., and J. C. Phys. Rev. 154: 287 (1967).
D. W. Hafemeister and E. B. Shera, Phys. Rev. Letters 14: 593 (1965).
J. Fink and P. Kienle, Physics Letters 17: 326 (1965).
R. B. Day, Phys. Rev: 102: 767 (1956).
F. E. Obenshain and W. Berger, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 12: 24 (1967).
D. W. Hafemeister and E. B. Shera, Nucl. Instr. Methods 41: 133 (1966).
G. Lang, Nucl. Instr. Methods 24: 425 (1963).
F. J. Lynch and R. E. Holland, Phys. Rev. 114: 825 (1959).
S. L. Ruby and R. E. Holland, Phys. Rev. Letters 14: 591 (1965).
W. H. Flygare and D. W. Hafemeister, J. Chem. Phys. 43: 789 (1965).
D. R. Hartree and W. Hartree, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London) A193: 299 (1948).
J. Calloway, Solid State Phys. 7:144 (1958)
J. Calloway, Energy Band Theory ( Academic Press, New York, 1964 ), p. 155.
D. A. Shirley, Rev. Mod. Phys. 36: 339 (1964).
S. Goldstein and I. Talmi, Phys. Rev. 105: 995 (1957).
J. Eisinger and V. J. Jacarrino, Rev. Mod. Phys. 30: 528 (1958).
M. Emshwiller, E. L. Hahn, and D. Kaplan, Phys. Rev. 118: 414 (1960);
S. R. Hartmann and E. L. Hahn, Phys. Rev. 128: 2042 (1960).
A. W. Overhauser, Phys. Rev. Letters 13: 190 (1964).
A. W. Overhauser, Phys. Rev. 128: 1437 (1962).
M. H. El Naby, Z. Physik 174: 269 (1963).
A. J. F. Boyle and G. J. Perlow, Phys. Rev. 149:165 (1966).
D. R. Gustafson and G. T. Barnes, Phys. Rev. Letters 18: 3 (1967).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1967 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this paper
Cite this paper
Hafemeister, D.W., Shera, E.B. (1967). Mössbauer Spectroscopy of the 29.4 keV Gamma Ray of K40 from the Reaction K39 (n, γ) K40 . In: Gruverman, I.J. (eds) Mössbauer Effect Methodology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1547-7_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1547-7_13
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4757-1549-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-1547-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive