Measurement of the half-life of /sup 163/Ho

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.28.337· OSTI ID:5832330

Baisden, P A; Sisson, D H; Niemeyer, S; Hudson, B; Bennett, C L; Naumann, R A

In a continuing effort to explore electron-capture decay properties of /sup 163/Ho as a means of measuring the mass of the neutrino, we measured a half-life of 4570 +- 50 yr (95% confidence level) for /sup 163/Ho using isotope-dilution mass spectrometry. From this value of the half-life we infer an electron-capture Q value of approximately 2.65 keV using known atomic physics factors and an estimate of the nuclear matrix element based on the systematics of electron-capture ft values of other Ho isotopes.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
• OSTI ID: 5832330
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 28:1; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BETA DECAY
DATA
DECAY
DYSPROSIUM 163
DYSPROSIUM ISOTOPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE DECAY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMIONS
FT VALUE
HALF-LIFE
HOLMIUM 163
HOLMIUM ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LEPTONS
MASS SPECTROMETERS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATRIX ELEMENTS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRINOS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
Q-VALUE
RADIOISOTOPES
RARE EARTH ISOTOPES
RARE EARTH NUCLEI
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTROMETERS
STABLE ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES