RE: Eu-154 half life

["Harmon, Terry O'Devah (ONF) " <onf@bechteljacobs.org>]

The Chart of the Nuclides gives 8.59 years for the half-life of Eu-154

Terry Harmon, RRPT
SR. HP Tech
Kelly Scientific Resources
Phone: (423) 241-0281
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rahim Ghanooni [SMTP:rahimg@earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 23, 1999 9:28 PM
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> Subject:	Eu-154 half life
> 
> I was looking for the half-life of Eu-154. I referred to the following two
> documents and noticed two different values.
> 
> Radioactive decay data tables (Kocher) published 1981 reports the half
> life
> as 8.8 years
> 
> Radiological Health hand book, published 1970 reports the half-life as 16
> years. 
> 
> I am on the road and do not have an access to any other documents to
> double
> verify either of these values. 
> 
> I would appreciate any help.
> 
> 
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