The half-life of rubidium-87
- 1 April 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine
- Vol. 6 (64), 563-572
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786436108243333
Abstract
A 4π proportional counter system capable of examining thin sources of extended area has been used to determine the half-life of τRb, which was found to be (5·25 ±; 0·10) × 1010 years. Corrections for absorption of electrons and for scattering in the source and in the source supporting foil are discussed.Keywords
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