Abstract
The electron capture decay of 55Fe was observed with a cryogenic microcalorimeter. The 55Fe source is completely contained in a superconducting tin absorber coupled to a NTD germanium thermistor. The observed spectrum clearly shows the K, L, M capture processes. The M capture shows a clearly resolved peak at 82 eV. The energy resolution was measured with an external 55Fe source to be 35 eV (FWHM) at 6.5 keV.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-275 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 370 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 11 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation
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Fontanelli, F., Galeazzi, M., Gatti, F., Meunier, P., Swift, A., & Vitale, S. (1996). Detection of the electron capture processes with microcalorimeters. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 370(1), 273-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(95)01127-7