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The technique and results of a precise measurement of the 14C beta spectrum in the energy range 10–160 keV by using a wall-less proportional counter are presented. The results of analysis and the inclusion of possible factors that distort the spectrum in the calculation of the detector response function are reported. Considerable deviations from the distribution expected for an allowed transition are found.
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From Yadernaya Fizika, Vol. 63, No. 7, 2000, pp. 1365–1369.
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Kuzminov, V.V., Osetrova, N.J. Precise measurement of 14C beta spectrum by using a wall-less proportional counter. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 63, 1292–1296 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.855786
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