| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8209068 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The half-life of 137Cs was measured with an ionization chamber by following the decay of 5 sources over a 30 years period between 1983 and 2013. The ratio between the ionization chamber current for the cesium sources and 226Ra source was used for the half-life calculation. The value found for the 137Cs half-life is 10,955.2±10.7 days, where the uncertainty evaluation combines type A and B for one standard deviation.
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Authors
Frédéric Juget, Youcef Nedjadi, Thierry Buchillier, François Bochud, Claude Bailat,