DocumentCode
2281039
Title
Measurement of neutron binding energy of 36Cl for a determination of NA h
Author
Jentschel, M. ; Becker, P. ; Krempel, J. ; Lauss, B. ; Mana, G. ; Mutti, P.
Author_Institution
Inst. Laue-Langevin, Grenoble
fYear
2008
fDate
8-13 June 2008
Firstpage
632
Lastpage
633
Abstract
Precise wave length measurements of gamma rays emitted after thermal neutron capture reaction allow the determination of the neutron´s binding energy within a nucleus. Comparing this energy to atomic mass measurements gives direct access to the molar Planck constant NAh. This result will be of utmost importance in the context of a re-definition of the kilogram via the Planck and the Avogadro constants. Having this in mind, any future measurement must yield a relative uncertainty of better then 5 times10-8. An essential step towards this goal is to demonstrate that there are no statistical limitations for such an experiment. In the present contribution we report on the results of the recently performed binding energy measurement on 36Cl using a modified version of the double flat crystal spectrometer GAMS4.
Keywords
gamma-rays; neutron radiative capture; nuclear binding energy; nuclei with mass number 39 to 58; 36Cl; Avogadro constants; GAMS4; atomic mass; crystal spectrometer; gamma ray emission; molar Planck constant; neutron binding energy; thermal neutron capture reaction; Atomic measurements; Crystals; Diffraction; Energy capture; Energy measurement; Frequency; Gamma rays; Length measurement; Neutrons; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
Broomfield, CO
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2399-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2400-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574938
Filename
4574938
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