The 60 kev x-rays from Americium-241 (241Am) have been used in an x-ray attenuation experiment to measure the thickness and attenuation coefficient of an aluminum alloy. Using traditional measurement tools such as a micrometer, to determine the thickness and uniformity of soft metal targets and curved aluminum target cell windows is challenging. Furthermore, the determination of window thickness is important to Jefferson Lab experiments, in particular the Qweak experiment. In this thesis, the thickness of Aluminum foil AL7057 is determined with high accuracy using x-ray attenuation. Using the x-ray attenuation technique has the advantage of nondestructive measurement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-4027 |
| Date | 11 August 2017 |
| Creators | Altayar, Abdullah Riyad |
| Publisher | Scholars Junction |
| Source Sets | Mississippi State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
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