Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8208390 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2018 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
The task of an accurate determination of alpha-decay rate of 147Sm isotope, a topic of importance in both basic and applied science, has been performed in the present research following two different routes. First, a critical review and data analysis of the whole set of half-life values obtained till date yielded an average of 106.3â¯Â±â¯0.5 Ga. Second, a one-parameter, semi-empirical model for alpha emission from nuclei, developed in the framework of quantum mechanical tunneling mechanism through a Coulomb-plus-centrifugal-plus-overlapping potential barrier, that yielded a value of 108.2â¯Â±â¯3.0 Ga. The good agreement found between the half-life values obtained from these procedures represents a net progress toward the assessment of a reliable 147Sm alpha-decay rate to be used in geo- and cosmo-chronological investigations.
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Authors
Odilon A.P. Tavares, Maria Letizia Terranova,