Half-life measurements of the 144Pm isotope with γ-spectroscopy. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yalçin, C; Gyürky, Gy; Halász, Z; Szücs, T; Güray, R T; Kiss, G G; Fülöp, Zs; Özkan, N; Somorjai, E
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Number 590 (2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/590/1/012039
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: The accurate half-life information for reaction products is very crucial in order to measure the cross section of a reaction via the activation method. Precise and accurate cross section measurement of reactions which are resulting in 144 Pm requires the precise half-life value of this isotope. The adopted half-life of 144 Pm has a relatively high uncertainty and conflicting data can be found in the literature. In order to mitigate this controversy and to reduce the uncertainty, the half-life of 144 Pm is measured with gamma spectroscopy. Experimental methods and preliminary results are presented.