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Richard M Essex1, Jacqueline L Mann1, Ronald Collé1
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8462, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
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A new determination of the 229Th half-life was made based on measurements of the 229Th massic activity of a high-purity solution for which the 229Th molality had previously been measured. The 229Th massic activity was measured by direct comparison with SRM 4328C using 4παβ liquid scintillation counting, NaI counting, and standard addition liquid scintillation counting. The massic activity was confirmed by isotope dilution alpha spectrometry measurements. The calculated 229Th half-life is (7825 ± 87) years (k = 2), which is shorter than the three most recent half-life determinations but is consistent with these values within uncertainties.
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