New Isotope of Berkelium
Abstract
A new isotope of berkelium, Bk248, formed by a 25-Mev helium-ion bombardment of a mixture of curium nuclides has been found. Its existence and a half-life of 23+/-5 hours were determined by periodically separating the β- decay daughter, Cf248, from the mixture of berkelium isotopes isolated after the bombardment.
- Publication:
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Physical Review
- Pub Date:
- April 1956
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRev.102.182
- Bibcode:
- 1956PhRv..102..182H