Abstract
IT has been shown by Fermi and co-workers1 and by Bjerge and Westcott2 that the activity induced in zinc through neutron bombardment is due to an isotope of copper. Considering the well-known possibilities of the formation of active substances by a neutron bombardment, it is evident that the possibility of forming an active isotope of nickel is implied. Now, by means of an apparatus formerly described3, the formation of active nickel from zinc irradiated with neutrons has been actually shown.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Fermi and others, Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 149, 522 (1935).
Bjerge and Westcott, NATURE, 134, 286 (1934).
Madsen, Z. Phys., 101, 72 (1936).
Buch Andersen, Z. Phys., 98, 597 (1936).
McLennan and others, NATURE, 135, 505 (1935).
Rotblat, NATURE, 136, 515 (1935).
Naidu, NATURE, 137, 578 (1936).
Van Voorhis, Phys. Rev., 49, 876 (1936).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
MADSEN, C. Radioactive Isotopes of Nickel and Copper. Nature 138, 722 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138722a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/138722a0
This article is cited by
-
Radioactive Isotopes of Copper
Nature (1937)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.