Evaluation of 234Th nuclear decay data
Creators
- 1. Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 407 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-6, Bucharest-Magurele 077125 (Romania)
Description
234Th is a naturally occurring radionuclide being the daughter of 238U. This paper presents the results obtained in a new evaluation of the nuclear data characterizing the 234Th radioactive decay. The following decay characteristics have been evaluated: half-life, energies and probabilities of beta and gamma-ray transitions, internal conversion coefficients, energies and emission probabilities of gamma-rays, X-rays, conversion and Auger electrons. Some evaluation difficulties encountered have been pointed out. A new recommended absolute emission probability of 3.75 (8)% has been proposed for the main 63.3-keV gamma-ray in the 234Th decay. Some practical considerations of the 234Th activity determination by gamma-ray spectrometry are also presented.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.034Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.034;
- PII
- S0969-8043(09)00723-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 68
- Journal Issue
- 7-8
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1591-1594
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
Conference
- Title
- 17. international conference on radionuclide metrology and its applications
- Acronym
- ICRM 2009
- Dates
- 7-11 Sep 2009
- Place
- Bratislava (Slovakia)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42012701
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRONS; EMISSION; EVALUATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; HALF-LIFE; INTERNAL CONVERSION; KEV RANGE 10-100; PROBABILITY; PROTACTINIUM 234; THORIUM 234; URANIUM 238; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONVERSION; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KEV RANGE; LEPTONS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PROTACTINIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.