Time-interval analysis of beta decay Academic Article

abstract

• A time-interval method of beta-decay half-life analysis is described. The method is expected to produce results that are highly accurate (for the given number of events analyzed), regardless of the event rate, nature of the detection-system dead time, and/or extent of the dead time. This was verified by applying the method in a systematic way to an array of simulated data sets characterized by typical as well as extreme combinations of simulation parameters. The results of the analysis are presented and discussed. 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Hardy, John

published proceedings

• NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

altmetric score

• 0.25

author list (cited authors)

• Horvat, V., & Hardy, J. C.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Horvat, V||Hardy, JC

publication date

• June 2013

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment  Journal

keywords

• Analysis
• Beta Decay
• Dead Time
• Event-by-event
• Maximum Likelihood
• Time Interval

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.nima.2013.02.047

start page

• 19

end page

• 26

volume

• 713

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.02.047