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K. Gopala, B. Rudraswamy, P. Venkataramaiah, H. Sanjeeviah
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 95 | Number 3 | March 1987 | Pages 206-213
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE87-A20450
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The external bremsstrahlung (EB) spectra generated in thick targets by the beta particles of 170Tm are measured using a 4.55- × 5.08-cm NaI(Tl) crystal detector in a good geometry setup. The raw spectra are unfolded using the Liden-Starfelt procedure. The unfolded EB spectra are compared with Bethe-Heitler, Elwert-corrected Bethe-Heitler, Morgan-corrected Bethe-Heitler, and Tseng and Pratt theories. The experimental spectra are found to agree with the theory of Tseng and Pratt up to a certain energy and deviate positively thereafter. The deviation from theory increases with increasing energy and atomic number of the target material.
