Abstract
A precise determination of the half-life of tritium and of the average energy released by the decay has been carried out. The half-life was determined from measurements of the quantity of tritium contained in a sample and the rate at which that quantity gave rise to . The average energy release was determined from additional measurements on the same sample of the rate at which the sample liberated heat. The value found for the half-life was 12.46±0.1 years. That found for the average energy released by decay of neutral tritium to neutral helium was 5.69±0.04 kev.
- Received 21 August 1950
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.80.990
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