Abstract
One of the most challenging problems in modern physics was to understand the complex beta spectrum. This book has traced the experimental and theoretical developments that led physicists to its interpretation and explanation, beginning in the early days of radioactivity and ending in 1934 with Enrico Fermi’s theory of beta decay and the Taylor—Mott theory of internal conversion. There were three main phases: (1) the years until around 1920, when the complexity of the beta spectrum was recognized; (2) the decade 1920-1929, when the focus was on the interpretation of the composite spectrum; (3) the years from the late 1920s until 1934, which saw the theoretical explanations of beta decay and internal conversion. KeywordsBeta DecayLine SpectrumInternal ConversionPhotographic PlateBeta ParticleThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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