Update of NIST half-life results corrected for ionization chamber source-holder instability
Creators
Description
As reported at the ICRM 2011, it was discovered that the source holder used for calibrations in the NIST 4πγ ionization chamber (IC) was not stable. This has affected a large number of half-life measurement results previously reported and used in compilations of nuclear data. Corrections have been made on all of the half-life data based on the assumption that the changes to the ionization chamber response were gradual. The corrections are energy dependent and therefore radionuclide specific. This presentation will review our results and present the recommended changes in half-life values and/or uncertainties. - Highlights: • The NIST half-life data is corrected for sample positioning variations and refitted. • These results are reported and increased errors in the reported values are given. • Longer lived radionuclides are discussed
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.017Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.017;
- PII
- S0969-8043(13)00437-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 87
- Journal Page Range
- p. 92-94
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
Conference
- Title
- 19. international conference on radionuclide metrology and its applications
- Dates
- 17-21 Jun 2013
- Place
- Antwerp (Belgium)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46033191
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIBRATION; CORRECTIONS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ERRORS; HALF-LIFE; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; POSITIONING; RADIOISOTOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.