FANO FACTOR IN XENON

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作者
ISHIDA, N [1 ]
KIKUCHI, J [1 ]
DOKE, T [1 ]
KASE, M [1 ]
机构
[1] INST PHYS & CHEM RES, WAKO, SAITAMA 351, JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.46.1676
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The Fano factor and W value in xenon have been measured with a gridded ionization chamber for 5.3-MeV alpha-particles. We obtained a value for the Fano factor of 0.29+/-0.02 and the W value of 21.9+/-0.3 eV. This W value is nearly equal to those for alpha and beta-particles measured by Jesse and Sadauskis [Phys. Rev. 90, 1120 (1953); 97, 1668 (1955)]. The Fano factor is considerably larger than the value reported for x rays using a proportional scintillation counter. The reason for this difference is discussed.
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