Annihilation

Experiment no.: 10.3.3
Annihilation
Positrons from the decay of 22Na annihilate with electrons. The resulting annihilation quanta are detected with a coincidence circuit.

Caution: Radioactive radiation!
Use the source only for short time, otherwise shield the source and keep distance!!

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