• DocumentCode
    2281072
  • Title

    Progress on the GAMS-6 double crystal γ-spectrometer

  • Author

    Krempel, J. ; Jentschel, M. ; Mutti, P. ; Mana, G. ; Lauss, B. ; Becker, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Laue-Langevin, Grenoble
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    634
  • Lastpage
    635
  • Abstract
    Measuring the wavelength of gamma-rays emitted after a neutron capture reaction allows a direct determination of the molar Planck constant NAh. Currently these measurements are realized using the high resolution double crystal spectrometers GAMS4 and GAMS5 placed at the high flux reactor of the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France. So far it was possible to achieve a relative uncertainty of 4 times 10-7. In this contribution we describe the progress in building a new generation crystal spectrometer, GAMS 6, which is meant to lower the uncertainty to the 10-8 level.
  • Keywords
    gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray spectrometers; GAMS-6 double crystal gamma-spectrometer; GAMS4; GAMS5; molar Planck constant; neutron capture reaction; Diffraction; Frequency; Inductors; Isotopes; Neutrons; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Spectroscopy; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Broomfield, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2399-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2400-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574939
  • Filename
    4574939