Open AccessThe energies of alpha, beta, and gamma rays
Publication year - 1934
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1934.0110
Subject(s) - gamma ray , electron , physics , atomic physics , beta particle , alpha particle , nuclear physics , alpha (finance) , law , health care , cronbach's alpha , political science
This paper contains a discussion of the energies of alpha, beta, and gamma rays on the theory of nuclear energies previously suggested by the writer. It is assumed that the nucleus emits gamma rays with energies equal to multiples of 3·85 × 105 electron volts and that these rays either lose energy to the electrons or gain energy from them before escaping from the atom. The gamma rays may also eject electrons as beta rays. The energy transfer may be supposed to take place between the electrons and the gamma rays, or between the electrons and the nucleus, at the moment of the emission of the gamma ray. There is no real difference between these two suppositions.