Abstract
The specific activities of several samples of methyl iodide containing were measured with proportional counters, and the ratios of to were determined with a 60° sector type mass spectrometer. The half-life of was found to be (1.72±0.09)× years. The time interval between the formation of the elements and the formation of the earth calculated from this value is 2.7× years. It was assumed that most of the present on the earth at present originated from decay of after the formation of the earth and that the original cosmic abundance of was about equal to that of the stable .
- Received 15 February 1951
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.82.688
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