Precise measurement of the 222Rn half-life: A probe to monitor the stability of radioactivity

We give the results of a study on the 222Rn decay we performed in the Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) by detecting the gamma rays from the radon progeny. The motivation was to monitor the stability of radioactivity measuring several times per year the half-life of a short lifetime (days) source instead...

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Main Authors: E. Bellotti, C. Broggini, G. Di Carlo, M. Laubenstein, R. Menegazzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315001847