| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4630336 | Applied Mathematics and Computation | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Consider a radioactive decay chain X1 → ⋯ → Xn→ and let Nn(t) be the amount of Xn at time t. This paper establishes error bounds for large-time approximations to Nn(t) that include and generalize the transient equilibrium approximations and other known approximations. The error bounds allow one to find the range of t for which these approximations can be used with a given degree of precision.
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Authors
Frank Massey, Jeffrey Prentis,