- Title
- Beta decay of 100/400 Zr produced in neutron-induced fission of natural uranium
- Creator
- Kamoto, Thokozani
- ThesisAdvisor
- Roux, D G
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/3024
- Identifier
- vital:20353
- Description
- Fission fragments, produced by neutron bombardment of natural uranium at the Physics Department, Jyväskylä, Finland, are studied in this work. The data had been sorted into 25 Y — y coincidence matrices which were then analysed. In this work we aimed to identify the fission products using Y-Y coincidence analysis and then study the beta-decay of some of the fission products. Sixteen fission products ranging from A = 94 to A = 136 were identified. Out of these fission products beta decay of the A = 100 (100/40 Zr – 100/41 Nb – 100/42 Mo) chain was studied in greater detail. We have also studied the variation of the relative intensities as a function of time of the 159-, 528-, 600-, 768-, 928- and 1502-keV Y-rav lines in 100/42 Mo and the profiles of the relative intensities have been modelled with the variation of the activity of 100/41 Nb against time. Configuration assignments of 100 Zr and 100/42 Mo are discussed.
- Format
- 76 leaves, pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Physics and Electronics
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Kamoto, Thokozani
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