Abstract
The absence of any detectable daughter activity in a sample of curium containing two micrograms of indicates that the alpha half-life of exceeds 4× years and probably exceeds 9× years. The possibilities of finding in nature and of finding high : ratios in very old rare-earth minerals are discussed.
- Received 1 October 1956
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.105.679
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