DETERMINATION OF THE HALF-LIFE OF THE SPONTANEOUS FISSION OF (PU)-P-240

Authors
KHOLNOVA EA SHCHEBOLEV VT YUDIN MF
Citation
Ea. Kholnova et al., DETERMINATION OF THE HALF-LIFE OF THE SPONTANEOUS FISSION OF (PU)-P-240, Measurement techniques, 38(2), 1995, pp. 229-230
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Measurement techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
05431972
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
229 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0543-1972(1995)38:2<229:DOTHOT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Two metallic Pu-240 sources were certified as reference standards of s pontaneous-fission activity and neutron flux. The certification result s were used to determine the ratio T-alpha/T-sf of the alpha-decay and spontaneous-fission half-lives of Pu-240. The ratio was found to be ( 5.68 +/- 0.11) . 10(-8), which corresponds to T-sf = (1.16 +/- 0.02) . 1011 yr for an assumed value T-alpha = 6563 +/- 7 yr.