The nuclear decay of 176Lu can be looked at as a cosmochronometer to measure the age of astrophysical and geological events. The authors report the half-life of the 176Lu decaying to 176Hf using a method almost independent on the uncertainties in the previous experiments and the assumption for the isochron methods, in the process reconciliating the difference of measurements from previous experiments.
- Takehito Hayakawa
- Toshiyuki Shizuma
- Tsuyoshi Iizuka
