The Possible Modification of the Half Life of the $^{133}Cs$ nucleus in the Finite Space

유한한 공간에서 $^{133}Cs$ 원자핵 반감기의 변화에 대한 연구

  • Jeong, Moon-Taeg (Department of Radiological Science, Dongshin University) ;
  • Dong, Kyung-Rae (Department of Radiological Technology, Gwangju Health College University)
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

A theoretical investigation has been carried out on how the energy width of the excited state of the nuclei is modulated when the $\gamma$-ray source is placed between two gold plates, at the center of the gold cylinder or the sphere. The width of the 81-keV level of $^{133}Cs$ is shown to become narrower by 3.7% at 4.2 K by reabsorption of $\gamma$ rays scattered backward from the parallel plates which are made of a 0.05-cm-thick, 3-cm-radius gold plates and separated from each other by 1.0 mm. With a 0.05-cm-thick, 5-cm-long, 1.0-mm-radius gold cylinder, we found that a width became narrower by 6.5%. In addition, when the nuclei is located in a spherical reflector of 1.0 mm in radius made of gold with a thickness of 0.5 mm. the level width is reduced by about 18.2% at a temperature 4.2 K. The results of this study indicates that the life-time of energy level was prolonged.

감마선 원천핵을 두 개의 금속 평행판 사이, 실린더나 구와 같은 유한한 공간 내부에 놓았을 때 에너지 준위폭이 어떻게 변경되는가에 대하여 이론적으로 조사했다. 2개의 금속판에 의해 뒤쪽 산란된 감마선이 원천핵에 재흡수됨으로써 $^{133}Cs$핵의 여기상태(81 keV)의 에너지폭은 평행판 간격이 1.0 mm일 때 4.2 K에서 3.7% 정도 감소됨을 볼 수 있었다. 여기서 금속판은 두께 0,5 mm, 반경이 3 cm이며 금으로 만들었다. 반경 1.0 mm, 두께 0.5 mm, 길이 5 cm의 실린더 금판에 의해 뒤쪽 산란되었을 때에는 4.2 K에서 6.5% 에너지 폭이 좁아지는 결과를 얻었다. 또한, 두께 0.5 mm, 반경 1.0 mm의 금으로 된 구 안에 원천핵을 놓았을 때 4.2 K에서 18.2% 에너지준위 폭이 감소하였다. 이러한 에너지 준위 폭의 감소는 그 준위의 반감기가 연장된 것을 의미한다.

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