THE W-VALUES AND FANO FACTORS IN HELIUM AND ARGON-DOPED HELIUM

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作者
ISHIDA, N
KIKUCHI, J
DOKE, T
机构
[1] Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162
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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 5A期
关键词
W-VALUE IN HELIUM; W-VALUE IN ARGON-DOPED HELIUM; FANO FACTOR IN HELIUM; FANO FACTOR IN ARGONDOPED HELIUM; IONIZATION FLUCTUATION; ENERGY RESOLUTION OF IONIZATION DETECTOR;
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10.1143/JJAP.31.1465
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The W values and Fano factors for 5.3 MeV alpha-particles have been measured with a gridded ionization chamber and are found to be 43.3+/-0.3 eV and 28.9+/-0.2 eV, and 0.24+/-0.02 and 0.11+/-0.02 for pure helium and helium + argon (1 %), respectively. The W values for both gases agree fairly well with theoretical estimates as well as with previous experimental results and especially with the results of Jesse. The corresponding Fano factors, however, are significantly large compared with those theoretically calculated for the case of electron incidence. The reasons for this difference are discussed.
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页码:1465 / 1469
页数:5
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