A FILAMENT SCINTILLATION CHAMBER MEASUREMENT OF THE RATE FOR MU SUPERSCRIPT MINUS PLUS C SUPERSCRIPT 12 GOING TO B SUPERSCRIPT 12 PLUS NU

Abstract

To check the predictions of a Universal Fermi Interaction, negative muons were brought to rest in a 1-1/2 inch filament scintillator chamber and the rate for the reaction - + C12 B12 + was measured. Ninety-seven B12 events were observed, giving a capture rate of (6.6 ! .9) x 103 per second. This number is in agreement with the predictions of a Universal Fermi Interaction, a pion induced pseudoscalar term with gP = + 8 gA, and a conserved weak vector current. An extensive discussion of the construction and operation of the filament chamber and associated image tubes is included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 1962
Accession Number
AD0276745

Entities

People

  • Donald B. Scarl

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Construction
  • Filament Wound Construction
  • Filaments
  • Image Tubes
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scintillation
  • Scintillation Counters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster