170049 1% Se Soil Mixture Analysis
Below is the information for the target
Front Outer Nickel Foil: 3.4274g
Outer Se: 0.0914g
Soil: 10.240g
Inner Front Foil: 1.8672g
Inner Rear Foil: 1.7220g
Inner Se: 0.0954g
Rear Outer Foil: 3.4887g
Below is a table with the data that is to be analyzed for the mixture:
Below is the table for the pure selenium sample which was outside the aluminum cylinder
Nickel Foil Information
For the nickel I have been using counting statistics (
) to find the error in the signal. This is due to the fact that I can pin down the half life within uncertainty using this type of error.Below is a table for the front outer nickel foil that was used in the sample.
5/23/17 | 5/25/17 | 5/27/17 | 5/29/17 | 5/30/17 | |
Thin Window Histogram | |||||
Original Histogram | |||||
Signal in Thin Window | 3290 +/- 57.63 | 4757 +/- 68.97 | 5653 +/- 75.19 | 6023 +/- 77.61 | 3899 +/- 62.44 |
Integrated Background | 26.4 +/- 2.6 | 36.42 +/- 3.12 | 53.56 +/- 3.8 | 86 +/- 4.8 | 45.66 +/- 3.52 |
Signal - Background | 3263.6 +/- 57.42 | 4720.58 +/- 69.04 | 5599.44 +/- 75.29 | 5937 +/- 77.76 | 3853.34 +/- 62.54 |
Runtime (s) | 300.587 | 300.511 | 300.622 | 302.195 | 301.247 |
Rate (Hz) | 10.86 +/- 0.79 | 15.71 +/- 0.23 | 18.63 +/- 0.25 | 19.65 +/- 0.26 | 12.79 +/- 0.21 |
Integral Decay Correction (Hz) | 10.87 +/- 0.79 | 15.72 +/- 0.23 | 18.64 +/- 0.25 | 19.67 +/- 0.26 | 12.80 +/- 0.21 |
Dead Time (%) | 2.53 +/- 0.31 | 3.95 +/- 0.42 | 5.06 +/- 0.39 | 5.87 +/- 0.54 | 5.06 +/- 0.39 |
Dead Time Corrected Signal (Hz) | 11.15 +/- 0.19 | 16.37 +/- 0.25 | 19.63 +/- 0.27 | 20.90 +/- 0.30 | 13.48 +/- 0.23 |
Position on Det A (cm) | 70 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Efficiency (%) | 0.07 +/- 0.000266 | 0.33 +/- 0.0011 | 0.70 +/- 0.0011 | 0.86 +/- 0.0067 | 0.86 +/- 0.0067 |
Efficiency Corrected Rate | 16440 +/- 278.10 | 4961 +/- 77.54 | 2804 +/- 38.82 | 2430 +/- 39.69 | 1567 +/- 29.40 |
.Dat File Entry For HL Plot | 9.71 +/- 0.02 | 8.51 +/- 0.01 | 7.94 +/- 0.01 | 7.80 +/- 0.02 | 7.36 +/- 0.02 |
Below is the table for the rear outer foil:
5/23/17 | 5/29/17 | 5/30/17 | |
Thin Window Histogram | |||
Expanded Window Histogram | |||
Signal in Thin Window | 2434 +/- 49.3 | 4427 +/- 66.53 | 2888 +/- 53.74 |
Integrated Background | 15.36 +/- 2 | 48.62 +/- 66.53 | 31.36 +/- 2.92 |
Signal - Background | 2418.64 +/- 49.34 | 4384 +/- 66.63 | 2856 +/- 53.82 |
Runtime (s) | 301.51 | 300.197 | 300.631 |
Rate (Hz) | 8.02 +/- 0.16 | 14.60 +/- 0.22 | 9.50 +/- 0.18 |
Integral Decay Correction (Hz) | 8.03 +/- 0.16 | 14.61 +/- 0.22 | 9.51 +/- 0.18 |
Dead Time (%) | 1.92 +/- 0.26 | 3.95 +/- 0.42 | 3.06 +/- 0.30 |
Dead Time Corrected Signal (Hz) | 8.19 +/- 0.16 | 15.21 +/- 0.24 | 9.81 +/- 0.19 |
Position on Det A (cm) | 70 | 10 | 10 |
Efficiency (%) | 0.07 +/- 0.00027 | 0.86 +/- 0.0067 | 0.86 +/- 0.0067 |
Efficiency Corrected Rate (Hz) | 11700 +/- 232.86 | 1769 +/- 31.12 | 1067 +/- 23.81 |
.Dat File Entry For HL Plot | 9.37 +/- 0.02 | 7.48 +/- 0.02 | 6.97 +/- 0.02 |