Extension of the NBS P2 Chamber Calibration to 260 MeV

Abstract
The NBS P2 ionization chamber has been calibrated for use in bremsstrahlung beams of maximum energy E0 in the range 150–260 MeV, by a pair‐spectrometer method, normalized to the previous NBS calibration at E0=170 MeV. The response of the P2–4 chamber at 20°C, and 760 mm Hg, at 149, 199, 229, and 258 MeV was found to be 2.720, 2.514, 2.430, and 2.360 μC/J, respectively, with errors in the range 1.8–2.0%. The calibration of the Edwards‐Kerst copper ionization chamber was also checked in this energy range by a comparison method.

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