Angular Distribution of the Protons from the Deuteron - Deuteron Reaction

Authors

A. Ellett, State University of IowaFollow
R. D. Huntoon, State University of IowaFollow
D. S. Bayley, State University of IowaFollow
J. A. Van Allen, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

A collimated beam of deuterons, of accurately controlled energy, has been directed into a chamber filled with deuterium gas at a pressure of 0.5 mm. of Mercury. High Energy protons are produced in the well-known nuclear reaction: H²+H²→H¹+H³. The number of such protons ejected per unit solid angle from disintegrations occurring in a selected volume has been measured as a function of angle with the incident beam. For a bombarding energy of 325 kilovolts we find the angular distribution to be represented by 1 + 1.35 cos² ϑ, where ϑ is the angle with the beam as assigned by an observer at rest with respect to the center of mass of the colliding deuterons. The theoretical significance of the result will be discussed. Data for 250 and 400 kilovolts should also be available for presentation at the meeting.

Publication Date

1939

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

46

Issue

1

First Page

265

Last Page

265

Copyright

©1939 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Ellett, A.; Huntoon, R. D.; Bayley, D. S.; and Van Allen, J. A. (1939) "Angular Distribution of the Protons from the Deuteron - Deuteron Reaction," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 46(1), 265-265.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol46/iss1/74