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Evaluated values of the decay characteristics of the beta-radiating actinides 233Th, 239U, 236Np, 236mNp, 238Np, and 239Np

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New estimated values of the decay and radiation characteristics of the radionuclides 233Th, 239U, 236Np, 236mNp, 238Np, and 239Np obtained in light of information published in 2009 are presented.

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 12, pp. 50–54, December, 2009.

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Chechev, V.P. Evaluated values of the decay characteristics of the beta-radiating actinides 233Th, 239U, 236Np, 236mNp, 238Np, and 239Np. Meas Tech 52, 1358–1364 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-010-9445-6

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