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Title: International decay data evaluation project

Abstract

Basic concepts of, and information from, radionuclide decay are used in many applications. The author limits this discussion to the data needed for applied {gamma}-ray spectrometry; this includes applications such as nuclide identification and quantitative assay. Many of these applications require a knowledge of half-lives and radiation energies and emission probabilities. For over 50 years, people have compiled and evaluated measured data with the goal of obtaining the best values of these quantities. This has resulted in numerous sets of recommended values, many of which still have scientific, historical, or national reasons for existing. These sets show varying degrees of agreement and disagreement in the quoted values and varying time lags in incorporating new and improved experimental results. A new informational international group has been formed to carry out evaluations for radionuclides of importance in applications; it is expected that the results will become an authoritative and widely accepted set of decay data.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
392815
Report Number(s):
INEL-96/00199; CONF-9609258-2
ON: DE96015242; TRN: 96:029182
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: Advances in alpha-, beta-, and gamma-ray spectrometry, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation), 18-20 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; 66 PHYSICS; 99 MATHEMATICS, COMPUTERS, INFORMATION SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, LAW, MISCELLANEOUS; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEAR DATA COLLECTIONS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; HALF-LIFE; EVALUATED DATA; RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMA RADIATION; USA; UNITED KINGDOM; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; FRANCE; SWEDEN

Citation Formats

Helmer, R G. International decay data evaluation project. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/392815.
Helmer, R G. International decay data evaluation project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/392815
Helmer, R G. 1996. "International decay data evaluation project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/392815. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/392815.
@article{osti_392815,
title = {International decay data evaluation project},
author = {Helmer, R G},
abstractNote = {Basic concepts of, and information from, radionuclide decay are used in many applications. The author limits this discussion to the data needed for applied {gamma}-ray spectrometry; this includes applications such as nuclide identification and quantitative assay. Many of these applications require a knowledge of half-lives and radiation energies and emission probabilities. For over 50 years, people have compiled and evaluated measured data with the goal of obtaining the best values of these quantities. This has resulted in numerous sets of recommended values, many of which still have scientific, historical, or national reasons for existing. These sets show varying degrees of agreement and disagreement in the quoted values and varying time lags in incorporating new and improved experimental results. A new informational international group has been formed to carry out evaluations for radionuclides of importance in applications; it is expected that the results will become an authoritative and widely accepted set of decay data.},
doi = {10.2172/392815},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/392815}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}