Abstract
THE most recently published value for the half-life of curium-242 is that of Hanna, Harvey and Moss1, namely, 162.5 ± 2 days. This was determined by observing the proportions of americium-241 and curium-242 in samples of neutron-irradiated americium by pulse analysis methods over periods of up to one year.
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Hanna, G. C., Harvey, B. G., and Moss, N., Phys. Rev., 78, 617 (1950).
Hall, G. R., and Hurst, R., Analyst, 77, 970 (1952).
Glover, K. M., and Hall, G. R., Nature [173, 991 (1954)].
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GLOVER, K., MILSTED, J. Half-life of Curium-242. Nature 173, 1238 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1731238a0
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