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An Independent Determination of the Binding Energy of the Deuteron
Phys. Rev. 55, 263 – Published 1 February, 1939
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.55.263
Abstract
This paper is an account of an experiment designed to determine the binding energy of the deuteron by a method which is relatively insensitive to uncertainties in the energy-range relation for protons of low energy. The protons, produced by the disintegration of Th C″ -radiation, were observed in a low pressure cloud chamber in a strong magnetic field. The curvatures of the tracks allowed the calculation of the corresponding kinetic energies. The final value of the binding energy as given by this experiment is which is in reasonable agreement with previous determinations by others. The uncertainty 0.05 Mev is the maximum uncertainty to be expected in this value of the binding energy.
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