[ RadSafe ] Po-210 particle mobility

[Don Jordan]

Since the average thermal energy @ 300 K is about 0.04 eV, it's not hard to
see why it crawls around on its own.

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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Po-210 particle mobility

Po-210 (138 days half life) 5.3  Mev  alphas and 0.1 MeV recoils
  will spread rapidly if not well contained.

Otto Raabe

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On 4/14/2016 10:47 AM, Rees, Brian G wrote:
> Does anyone have any references for the mobility of Po-210 particles?
>
> I've read Otto Raabe's excellent work on Pu-238 mobility, and when I was
looking into Pu-238 mobility many experienced "old guys" (who now might not
seem so old...) told me that Po-201 was even more mobile, but I never saw
anything in literature.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Rees
>
>
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