Bremsstrahlung emission accompanying the α-decay of 214Po

We analyze the bremsstrahlung emission obtained by the α-γ coincidence measurements to investigate on the α decay dynamics of the 214 Po nucleus. We performed the experiment using a radioactive 226Ra source leading, by α -decays, to the 214 Po nucleus, and the apparatus with the Si detector for α-particles, the NaI(Tl) detector able to collect photons with energies up to about 1 MeV. We compare the experimental data with the quantum-mechanical calculations and find a good agreement between theory and experiment for photon energies up to 765 keV. In the experimental data of the bremsstrahlung spectrum one can see the presence of slight oscillations. (orig.)