RE: Gamma Energies online: a cautionary tale

[Arvic, Harms]

Dear all,



My apologies for being a bit pedantic:



I think electron capture (EC) is also a form of beta decay. This may

explain the misunderstanding.



Regards,



Arvic Harms



> -----Original Message-----

> From: Michael G. Stabin [mailto:michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu]

> Sent: 07 July 2003 16:53

> To: NIXON, Grant (Kanata); 'Arvic Harms'; 'Mitchell Davis'; 

> Radsafepost

> Subject: Re: Gamma Energies online: a cautionary tale

> 

> 

> 

> > The point is this: there IS NO SUCH BETA DECAY for this isotope!

> 

> I don't think there is any beta decay for this nuclide. The 

> RADAR decay data

> compendium (http://www.doseinfo-radar.com/RADARDecay.html) 

> (which is not

> directly searchable, btw), uses data from the Brookhaven 

> site, and shows as

> the only electron emissions:

> 

> E-AU-L    2.39 keV, 90%

> E-AU-K   17 keV, 16.55%

> 

> Would you agree with this?

> 

> Mike

> 

> Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP

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> Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

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> 

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