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Measurements of nuclear data parameters of 201Tl by gamma-ray spectrometry
Karla C de Souza1, Mônica L da Silva, José U Delgado
1Programa de Engenharia Nuclear - COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68509, Rio de Janeiro/RJ CEP:21945-970, Brazil. karla@ird.gov.br
Abstract:
201Tl is frequently used in radiopharmaceutical applications, and therefore the gamma-ray emission probabilities and half-life have been re-determined by means of gamma-ray spectroscopy. While the activity was calibrated using the sum-peak coincidence method, the half-life was obtained by the reference source method based on simultaneous counting of a reference source and the sample. Both the measurement techniques and assignment of uncertainties are presented and discussed, and the resulting data are shown to be in good agreement with previously published studies.
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