Evaluation of 234Th nuclear decay data.
(234)Th is a naturally occurring radionuclide being the daughter of (238)U. This paper presents the results obtained in a new evaluation of the nuclear data characterizing the (234)Th radioactive decay. The following decay characteristics have been evaluated: half-life, energies and probabilities of beta and gamma-ray transitions, internal conversion coefficients, energies and emission probabilities of gamma-rays, X-rays, conversion and Auger electrons. Some evaluation difficulties encountered have been pointed out. A new recommended absolute emission probability of 3.75 (8)% has been proposed for the main 63.3-keV gamma-ray in the (234)Th decay. Some practical considerations of the (234)Th activity determination by gamma-ray spectrometry are also presented.
Luca
Aurelian
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Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Bucharest-Magurele, Romania. aluca@ifin.nipne.ro