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The Capture of Electrons by α-Particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

H. C. Webster  and
E. Rutherford
H. C. Webster
Affiliation:
Clare College
E. Rutherford
Affiliation:
Clare College
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Davis and Barnes have recently reported new and unexpected phenomena concerning the capture of electrons by swift α-particles. A beam of α-particles from a polonium source was passed through a stream of electrons emitted from an oxide-coated filament and accelerated by a known voltage so as to move in directions roughly parallel to those of the α-particles. The α-particles were then deflected by a magnetic field, and finally fell on a zinc sulphide screen, where the scintillations were counted. If any of the α-particles captured electrons while passing through the electron stream, they would fall on a different part of the screen, since the magnetic deflection is proportional to the charge. Any capture could thus easily be detected, and its dependence on the accelerating voltage examined.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 1931 , pp. 116 - 130
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1931

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