Study of 1s internal bremsstrahlung spectrum from 57Co

Abstract

The internal bremsstrahlung contribution from the electron capture of 57Co has been measured in coincidence with K-X-ray of the residual atom. The end-point energy (EPE) is extracted from the data using the linearised Jauch plot. The transition energy obtained using the (EPE) is 842.7 keV, which is close to the value given by Audi and Wapstra. The measured intensity and shape factor from 300 to 600 keV are found to be in good agreement with the Glauber and Martin theory.