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Polarization of the Continuous X-Rays from Single Electron Impacts

Balebail Dasannacharya

  • Ryerson Physical Laboratory University of Chicago

Phys. Rev. 36, 1675 – Published 15 December, 1930

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.36.1675

Abstract

Experiments are described on the polarization of continuous x-rays from targets of aluminum sheets varying in the thickness from 6 to 250×105 cm. The velocities of the exciting electrons corresponded to voltages from 27 to 57 kilovolts. It was found that the polarization increased exponentially with decreasing thicknesses, suggesting perhaps a nearly complete polarization for a thickness of about 6×106 cm. The polarization diminished with an increase in the velocity of the exciting electrons.

The theory of the polarization of continuous x-rays developed by Sugiura seems to be in conformity with the experimental results obtained in the experiments described below.

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