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The Rich Physics of Cs-137 Gamma Spectrum

Posted on October 24, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

The process of beta decay is an extremely fascinating phenomenon. I cannot think of any other physical process that is so rich in fundamental physics. Please allow me to elaborate. 137Cs Decay Modes Let's start by examining a very-well known ... Read More

A Scientist’s Oath

Posted on October 22, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I have been thinking a lot about stagnation of science and corruption of the academia. I have many colleagues that whisper about rampant toxicity in the academia, ridicule and derision in peer review. How did this happen? Aren't scientists supposed ... Read More

Free Falling Charge Does Not Radiate

Posted on October 21, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I think I have made an important discovery: a charge free falling in an electrostatic potential does not radiate. The thinking that has lead me to this is profoundly similar to the key principle of General Relativity. By generalizing this ... Read More

The Theory of Universal Aether

Posted on October 1, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I have been working on this theory for many years, but could not get the vision of the complete theory. Until one day, my lovely wife told me out of the blue "I think you are overlooking an extra dimension". ... Read More

Saint Gobain Enhanced Lanthanum Bromide Detector

Posted on September 13, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

Lanthanum Bromide Advantage Lanthanum bromide scintillators are gaining popularity due to their superior resolution properties. Typical resolution of a LaBr3(Ce) scintillation detector @ 661.7 keV is between 2.5 and 3.5% depending on manufacturer and crystal grade. Thus, LaBr3(Ce) detector resolution ... Read More

SNMO-5 BF3 Neutron Detector

Posted on September 12, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

SNMO-5 is a neutron detector (proportional counter) filled with boron trifluoride enriched with boron-10 - Fig. 1. The tube is 10.5" long and has a diameter of 1.375". These dimensions are comparable to the size of helium-3 filled SNM-18 tube. ... Read More

Nature vindicates Weber Electrodynamics?

Posted on July 22, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

Weber Beats Lorentz! An earth shattering breakthrough has appeared in the July issue of Nature. Measurements of trajectories of electrons passing through a flattened solenoid strongly favor Weber's force law and Weber Electrodynamics as opposed to Lorentz force law, which ... Read More

Neutron Detection Best Practices

Posted on June 10, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I have created a presentation that summarize best practices of neutron radiation detection. Download English versionDownload Russian version

Gamma Detection Best Practices

Posted on May 27, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I have created a presentation that summarize best practices of gamma radiation detection. Download English versionDownload Russian version

Non-Thermal Neutron Detection with Helium-3 Proportional Counter

Posted on May 25, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

Helium-3 proportional counters are generally used to detect thermal neutrons and therefore produce thermal neutron spectrum, which looks the same regardless of the energy of the neutron source. Obviously, in order to detect thermal neutrons fast neutrons first must be ... Read More

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