Self‐diffusion experiment using a neutron generator
A measurement of the coefficient of self‐diffusion of xenon or krypton gas is described as an advanced undergraduate or early graduate student experiment. The radioactive tracer production is part of the experiment, and modern nuclear counting and analysis techniques are employed. Diffusion is very...
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| Published in: | American journal of physics Vol. 44; no. 11; pp. 1089 - 1093 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-11-1976
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| Summary: | A measurement of the coefficient of self‐diffusion of xenon or krypton gas is described as an advanced undergraduate or early graduate student experiment. The radioactive tracer production is part of the experiment, and modern nuclear counting and analysis techniques are employed. Diffusion is very easily observed, and quite precise results are possible, except for a puzzling result in xenon at pressures near 1 atm. |
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| ISSN: | 0002-9505 1943-2909 |
| DOI: | 10.1119/1.10566 |