NIST Physics Laboratory Radionuclide Half Life Measurements Made at NIST

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M. P. Unterweger, D. D. Hoppes, F. J. Schima, and J. S. Coursey

              Number   Number of                             Statistical  Other
     Radio-   of       Half-lives                            Standard     Standard
     nuclide  Sources  Followed      Half Life*              Uncertainty  Uncertainty  Ref.
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     3H       18       3             4500 ± 8 d              8            0            1 (a) 
     18F      3        13.1          1.82951 ± 0.00034 h     0.00024      0.00024      §
     22Na     5        1.9 - 4.7     950.97 ± 0.15 d         0.09         0.12         §
     24Na     14       1.1 - 7.6     14.9512 ± 0.0032 h      0.0009       0.0031       §
     32P      2        2.8           14.263 ± 0.003 d        0.003        0.0          6     
     44Ti     1        0.35          22154 ± 456 d           180          419          2     
     46Sc     4        3.6 - 10.3    83.831 ± 0.066 d        0.030        0.059        §
     51Cr     11       2.3 - 8.9     27.7010 ± 0.0012 d      0.0007       0.0009       §
     54Mn     2        3.3 - 7.4     312.028 ± 0.034 d       0.034        0.0          §
     57Co     7        4.7 - 10.4    272.11 ± 0.26 d         0.09         0.25         §
     58Co     1        9.1           70.77  ± 0.11 d         0.11         0.0          §
     59Fe     6        4.0 - 9.3     44.5074 ± 0.0072 d      0.0048       0.0053       §
     60Co     8        3.7 - 5.3     1925.20 ± 0.25 d        0.10         0.23         §,6
     62Cu     3        2.7 - 3.9     9.6725 ± 0.0080 min     0.0080       0.0          3,6   
     65Zn     1        3.2           244.164 ± 0.099 d       0.099        0.0          §
     67Ga     13       1.8 - 8.3     3.26154 ± 0.00054 d     0.00015      0.00052      §
     75Se     19       2.4 - 8.7     119.809 ± 0.066 d       0.014        0.065        §
     85Kr     1        1.9           3935.7 ± 1.2 d          1.2          0.0          §,6
     85Sr     8        1.1 - 4.8     64.8530 ± 0.0081 d      0.0039       0.0071       §
     88Y      8        1.3 - 8.1     106.626 ± 0.044 d       0.017        0.041        §
     99Mo     14       3.6 - 9.5     65.9239 ± 0.0058 h      0.0031       0.0049       §
     99mTc    33       2.1 - 12.0    6.00718 ± 0.00087 h     0.00015      0.00086      § (b)
     99mTc    17       1.9 - 8.0     6.0123 ± 0.0032 h       0.0007       0.0031       6 (c) 
     103Ru    7        0.4           39.310 ± 0.044 d        0.044        0.0          6     
     109Cd    2        3.4 - 5.3     463.26 ± 0.63 d         0.36         0.51         §
     110mAg   1        9.3           249.950 ± 0.024 d       0.024        0.0          §
     111In    11       1.4 - 9.3     2.80477 ± 0.00053 d     0.00017      0.00051      §
     113Sn    11       2.3 - 11.0    115.079 ± 0.080 d       0.025        0.076        §
     117mSn   10       1.5 - 4.0     14.00 ± 0.05 d          0.05         0.0          4     
     123I     3        5.4 - 12.7    13.2235 ± 0.0019 h      0.0019       0.0          §
     125I     18       1.4 - 6.2     59.49  ± 0.13 d         0.03         0.12         §
     125Sb    1        5.4           1007.56 ± 0.10 d        0.10         0.0          §,6
     127Xe    5        1.1 - 11.5    36.3446 ± 0.0028 d      0.0028       0.0          §
     131I     21       1.0 - 10.9    8.0197 ± 0.0022 d       0.0005       0.0021       §
     131mXe   2        1.8           11.934 ± 0.021 d        0.014        0.016        §
     133Ba    4        2.0           3854.7 ± 2.8 d          1.3          2.5          §,6
     133Xe    3        4.8 - 11.2    5.24747 ± 0.00045 d     0.00045      0.0          §
     134Cs    5        1.7 - 3.0     753.88 ± 0.15 d         0.11         0.11         §
     137Cs    6        0.7 - 0.9     11018.3 ± 9.5 d         3.5          8.8          §,6
     139Ce    9        1.5 - 6.4     137.734 ± 0.091 d       0.029        0.086        §
     140Ba    10       1.8 - 4.4     12.7527 ± 0.0023 d      0.0009       0.0022       §
     140La    2        4.2           40.293 ± 0.012 h        0.008        0.009        §
     141Ce    1        6.1           32.510 ± 0.024 d        0.024        0.0          §
     144Ce    1        3.9           284.534 ± 0.032 d       0.032        0.0          §,6
     152Eu    4        1.6 - 1.8     4947.2 ± 1.1 d          0.7          0.8          §,6
     153Gd    2        7.3           239.472 ± 0.069 d       0.041        0.055        §
     153Sm    1        7.3           46.2853 ± 0.0014 h      0.0014       0.0          §
     154Eu    3        2.4           3145.2 ± 1.1 d          1.1          0.0          §,6
     155Eu    2        3.1 - 4.3     1739.06 ± 0.45 d        0.45         0.0          §,6
     166Ho    2        5.4 - 7.2     26.794 ± 0.023 h        0.013        0.019        §,6
     169Yb    14       3.4 - 9.5     32.0147 ± 0.0093 d      0.0026       0.0089       §
     177Lu    4        2 - 5         6.64 ± 0.01 d           0.01         0.0          5     
     181W     3        5.9 - 6.6     121.095 ± 0.064 d       0.042        0.048        §
     186Re    2        5.7 - 6.5     89.248 ± 0.069 h        0.018        0.067        §
     188Re    3        4.2 - 7.1     17.001 ± 0.022 h        0.09         0.021        §,6
     188W     1        4.0           69.783 ± 0.048 d        0.048        0.0          6     
     192Ir    1        2.4           73.810 ± 0.019 d        0.019        0.0          §
     195Au    5        0.6 - 6.0     186.098 ± 0.047 d       0.021        0.042        §
     198Au    4        4.5 - 7.4     2.69517 ± 0.00021 d     0.00021      0.0          §
     201Tl    12       2.6 - 11.5    3.0456 ± 0.0015 d       0.0004       0.0014       §
     202Tl    1        1.4           12.466 ± 0.081 d        0.081        0.0          §
     203Hg    14       1.7 - 6.6     46.619 ± 0.027 d        0.007        0.026        §
     203Pb    7        1.8 - 2.8     51.923 ± 0.037 h        0.013        0.034        §
     207Bi    2        0.9           11523. ± 15. d          9            12           §,6
     228Th    6        1.7 - 8.3     698.60 ± 0.36 d         0.14         0.33         §
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*The stated uncertainties are the sum, in quadrature, of the statistical uncertainty (the "external standard deviation" in the weighted mean) and other uncertainties which include those from the Stevenson equation (NBS Special Publication 626) and from the correction for the 210Bi ingrowth in the radium reference sources.

(a) Measured by internal gas proportional counting.

(b) Normal saline solution.

(c) Acid solution.

This work was supported in part by NIST's Systems Integration for Manufacturing Applications (SIMA) Program.


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