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234U/238U α-activity ratios determined by α-spectrometry (AS) and those calculated from the atom ratio data using the half-life values are compared in some of the isotopic reference materials of uranium and a few other uranium samples. For α-spectrometry, electrodeposited sources were prepared and a large area passivated ion implanted (IPE) detector (450 mm2) was used for recording the α-spectra. The isotopic composition of U was determined by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (TIMS) and the recommended half-life values of234U and238U were used to calculate the α-activity ratio. It is observed that234U/238U α-activity ratios calculated from the atom ratio data are consistently high, with a mean difference of about 5%, when compared to the α-spectrometry results. This discrepancy warrants confirmation by a few more laboratories and suggests redetermination of the half-life values of234U and238U.
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Aggarwal, S.K., Shah, P.M. A comparative study of234U/238U alpha-activity ratios determined by alpha-spectrometry and calculated from mass spectrometric data. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 230, 265–267 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387476
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387476