Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1877072 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The radioactivity of 180mTa has never been detected. The present attempt to detect it was carried out using a newly developed HPGe sandwich spectrometer installed 500Â m water equivalent underground in the HADES laboratory. The sample consisted of 6 discs of tantalum of natural isotopic composition with a total mass of 1500Â g and a total mass for 180Ta of 180Â mg. The sample was measured for 68 days and the resulting lower bound for the half-life of 180mTa was 2.0Ã1016Â y, which is a factor of 2.8 higher than the previous highest value.
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Authors
Mikael Hult, J.S. Elisabeth Wieslander, Gerd Marissens, Joël Gasparro, Uwe Wätjen, Marcin Misiaszek,