Experimental detection of α-particles from the radioactive decay of natural bismuth

Nature

Volumn 422, Issue 6934, 2003, Pages 876-878

  De Marcillac, Pierre ^a   Coron, Noël ^a   Dambier, Gérard ^a   Leblanc, Jacques ^a   Moalic, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; BOLOMETERS; ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

HEAVY NUCLEI;

ALPHA PARTICLES;

AMERICIUM 241; BISMUTH; ISOTOPE; PLATINUM; SAMARIUM; THALLIUM;

BISMUTH; RADIOACTIVE DECAY;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ENERGY; HALF LIFE TIME; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0037464557     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01541     Document Type: Article

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