Application of fundamental parameter method for investigation of the branching intensity of 1001-keV gamma energy of Pa-234m

Authors
S, A Krishnan, N Abani, MC
Citation
A. S et al., Application of fundamental parameter method for investigation of the branching intensity of 1001-keV gamma energy of Pa-234m, APPL RAD IS, 51(6), 1999, pp. 725-728
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
725 - 728
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(199912)51:6<725:AOFPMF>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The intensity of the 1001-keV gamma line of Pa-234m can be used to estimate the quantity of U-238 in a matrix. However, the branching intensity value currently accepted for this line seems to be in error. In the present work, the branching intensity of the 1001-keV gamma line of Pa-234m has been re- evaluated using high-resolution gamma spectrometry. We obtained a value of 0.92 +/- 0.02% which is close to 1.6 times the value of Bjornholm and Niels en (Bjornholm, S., Nielson, O.B., 1963. The decay of the 1.14 min isomer of Pa-234 (UX2). Nucl. Phys. 42. 642). (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig hts reserved.