Test of potential homogeneity in the KATRIN gaseous tritium source

2005/06/02 by M. Rysavy, Rysavy, M.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/0506012

6 pages including 2 figures

arxiv created 2005/06/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

83mKr is supposed to be used to study the properties of the windowless gaseous tritium source of the experiment KATRIN. In this work we deduce the amount of 83mKr which is necessary to determine possible potential inhomogeneities via conversion-electron-line broadening.

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