Long-term measurement of the half-life of Ti-44

Authors
Wietfeldt, FE Schima, FJ Coursey, BM Hoppes, DD
Citation
Fe. Wietfeldt et al., Long-term measurement of the half-life of Ti-44, PHYS REV C, 59(1), 1999, pp. 528-530
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW C-NUCLEAR PHYSICS
ISSN journal
05562813 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
528 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2813(199901)59:1<528:LMOTHO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We report on a series of precisely calibrated measurements of the 1157-keV gamma-ray emission rate from the decay of a single source of Ti-44. These d ata were collected over a period of 20 years. We obtain a half-life of 60.7 +/-1.2 years. [S0556-2813(99)04801-3].