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Validation and Calculation of Alpha Decay Parameters using MATLAB and Different Standard Sources
Author(s) -
AbdelRahman Mohamed A. E.,
Mohsen Mohamed Y. M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.201900226
Subject(s) - spectrometer , matlab , computational physics , kinetic energy , energy (signal processing) , software , physics , work (physics) , computer science , nuclear physics , simulation , optics , classical mechanics , programming language , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , operating system
This work investigates in some details the conditions and parameters affecting and controlling the performance of the α‐spectrometer. The quality and accuracy of any results depend on the optimum working parameters. The major geometrical parameters, α‐spectra, energy resolution and half‐life time were comprehensively studied and validated for the α‐spectrometer. The spectrometer, at the optimized conditions, was used for analysis of IAEA reference α‐sources as quality control measure. The results of the optimized parameters verification for enhancing the system performance, the specific activity (SA), the Half‐life time were precisely validated, calculated and discussed as equations, figures and tables. The MATLAB software was also used with standard point sources for producing curves showing the relationship between half‐life times and both kinetic energy (Q) and angular momentum (L) of the α‐particles.