Beta Ray Spectroscopy From Physics 111-Lab Wiki To Print this
write-up, go to the wiki printable version, at the left side
below. The BETA RAY Experiment - Note that there is NO eating or
drinking in the 111-Lab anywhere, except in room 282 LeConte on
the bench with the BLUE tape around it. Thank You the Staff.
Radioactive decay of nuclei by emission of beta rays (electrons)
is a fundamental phenomenon of nuclear physics. In this
experiment you will measure the energies and momenta of beta
rays emitted by radioactive cesium. A study of the number of
electrons emitted vs. the momentum yields information about
decay processes. Using a LabView Program window, you will setup
the experiment settings, then a computer histograms the data. If
you know what you are doing and make no mistakes, you can
complete the data-taking in 4 days. Data analysis is not
trivial, and you will need to plot a number of graphs, and
analyze them. You will need to learn the nuclear physics of beta
decay and internal conversion. The level