Measurement of the 54Mn half-life

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2387-2392

  Van Ammel, R ^a   Paepen, J ^a   Pomme S ^a   Sibbens, G ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

54Mn; Half life; Nuclear data; Quality control; Radionuclide metrology

Indexed keywords

54MN; BEST ESTIMATES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HALF LIVES; HALF-LIFE; HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM; HPGE DETECTORS; IONISATION; MEASURING SYSTEMS; NAI DETECTOR; NUCLEAR DATA; RADIONUCLIDE METROLOGY; RECOMMENDED VALUES; SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; UNCERTAINTY BUDGET; WEIGHTED MEAN;

DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MEASUREMENTS; QUALITY CONTROL;

RADIOISOTOPES;

MANGANESE 54;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALF LIFE TIME; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SCINTILLATION;

EID: 77956419535     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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