Measurement of ranges of Alpha particles in gases
department or school: Science, Faculty of
department or school: Physics and Astronomy, Department of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Harrick, Nicolas James
issued: 2012-03-08T19:57:02Z
issued: 1949
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: [no abstract submitted]
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/41279
note: 6f i MEASUREMENT OP RANGES OP ALPHA PARTICLES IN GASES by N i c o l a s James H a r r i c k A t h e s i s submitted i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t o f the requirements f o r the degree o f MASTER OP ARTS i n the Department o f PHYSICS. The U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h Columbia A p r i l , 1949 AC KNOWLED GEMENT S T h i s work was c a r r i e d out under a r e s e a r c h grant from the N a t i o n a l Research C o u n c i l o f Canada. The author i s p l e a s e d to express h i s g r a t i t u d e t o Dr. G. G. E i c h h o l z under whose s u p e r v i s i o n t h i s work was c a r r i e d out. He a l s o wishes t o thank ot h e r members o f the s t a f f , e s p e c i a l l y Dr. J . B. Warren, f o r h e l p f u l s u g g e s t i o n s . I n a d d i t i o n he wishes t o acknowledge the work o f Mr. A. J . F r a s e r i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the machining o f the shallow i o n i z a t i o n chamber and the work o f Mr. A. W. Pye i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the g l a s s blowing. F i n a l l y he would l i k e to thank the B r i t i s h Columbia Telephone Company L i m i t e d f o r the s c h o l a r s h i p awarded him. INDEX Page I. INTRODUCTION A. Object 1 B. Theory, concepts and definitions 1 C. Methods of doing experiment 8 D. Previous work 12 II. JffiPARATUS AND DETAILS OP CONSTRUCTION A. Source 15 B. Ionization chamber 16 C. Power supplies 21 D. Pulse generator... 22 E. Amplifiers 23 P. Deuterium generator 27 G. Auxiliary equipment 28 III. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE A. Adjustments and assembly 30 B. Calibration 32 C. Production of deuterium 32 D. Method of taking readings 34 IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS A. Method of treating data 36 B. Results ' 39 C. Possible error in results 40 D. Comparison of results with previous data.. 43 V. CONCLUSIONS 46 VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY 48 ILLUSTRATIONS P l a t e P a c i n g page I . Number-distance curve and Bragg curve 2 I I . C r o s s - s e c t i o n a l s k e t c h o f shallow i o n i z a t i o n chambe…
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