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Evaluation of 242Cm and 244Cm decay data

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The decay data evaluation results are presented for the 242Cm and 244Cm radionuclides decaying to the levels in 238Pu and 240Pu, respectively. The evaluated data have been obtained using information published up to 2005.

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Chechev, V.P. Evaluation of 242Cm and 244Cm decay data. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 69, 1188–1197 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778806070155

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