Experimental detection of α-particles from the radioactive decay of natural bismuth

2003/04/01 by Pierre de Marcillac, Noël Coron, G. Dambier +5 · 1 voice · 11 citations
Health Professions · Physics and Astronomy · #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies #Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

paper · doi:10.1038/nature01541

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Citations

• Some Upper Limits of Possible Alpha-Activity

Cited by

• Half-lives of α decay from natural nuclides and from superheavy elements
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• Lead [wikipedia]
• Oganesson [wikipedia]
• Periodic table [wikipedia]
• Island of stability [wikipedia]
• Tennessine [wikipedia]
• Unbinilium [wikipedia]
• Ununennium [wikipedia]
• Stable nuclide [wikipedia]

Discussions

• It was known prior to 2003 that $^{209}_{83}\mathrm{Bi}$ must be unstable since its alpha decay into $^{205}_{81}\mathrm{Tl}$ would release $Q_\alpha=3137\,\mathrm{keV}$ of energy, but multiple experi [stackexchange, 5 points]