• DOI:10.1007/S00016-008-0415-1
Corpus ID: 120707438

Enrico Fermi’s Discovery of Neutron-Induced Artificial Radioactivity:The Influence of His Theory of Beta Decay

@article{Guerra2009EnricoFD,
  title={Enrico Fermi’s Discovery of Neutron-Induced Artificial Radioactivity:The Influence of His Theory of Beta Decay},
  author={F. Guerra and N. Robotti},
  journal={Physics in Perspective},
  year={2009},
  volume={11},
  pages={379-404}
}

• F. Guerra, N. Robotti
• Published 2009
• Physics
• Physics in Perspective

We analyze the influence of Enrico Fermi’s theory of beta decay, which he formulated in December 1933, on his experimental discovery of neutron-induced artificial radioactivity four months later, in March 1934.We discuss Gian Carlo Wick’s application of Fermi’s theory in interpreting Frédéric Joliot and Irène Curie’s discovery of alpha-particle-induced artificial radioactivity, and how Fermi was then influenced by his theory in planning his neutron-bombardment experiments, in his decision to… Expand

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